Story By Peace NKere
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Peace NKere

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THE IMPOSTOR
Updated at Nov 14, 2025, 14:51
IMPOSTOR is a thrilling story of identical twins Brenda and Belinda who found themselves in a twisted drama that unfolds in mystery
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OLUCHI
Updated at Apr 13, 2024, 03:29
OLUCHIchapter oneOluchi is a maiden from Ezerogbo village who was yet married, well you must be wondering why she wasn't married that was because she refused to get married, her parents kept nagging and disturbing her to get married but she wanted a rich man who will take care of her.She was the only child of her poor parents, she was too pompous and disrespectful to everyone around her, that was another reason why she never got married.There was a poor young man in a far away lvillage who heard about a young maiden who refused to get married to a poor man and he decided to disguise himself as a rich merchant trading, he made enquiry about this young maiden and when he found out where she lives, he decided to go pay her a visit.Oluchi was out washing at the stream when a young child of about the age of five came running towards her breathing heavily and at the same time trying to talk"Hey, young boy, what is the problem?"Oluchi, your mother wants to see you now, immediately he ran off without waiting for an answerOluchi quickly packed the leftover clothes and hurried home.when she got home she saw a very rich, good looking young man with her mother and she was surprised, she greeted the young man and exchanged eye contact with her mother before entering the houseLater that same day during the moonlight hour, her mother called her into her hut"mother, am here, she called"sit down, she sat down and listened"I called you here because of what happened earlier today, that young man you saw earlier today came to ask your hand in marriageHearing this, she immediately jumped excitedly and hugged her mother"mother, are you serious??"yes I am, but I told him to come back on the next eke market day when your father will be around, so we have a lot to prepare for"mother, we can start right away"let the day break"let the day break motherwith that, they both retired to bedChapter TwoThe next morning, preparation began, Oluchi could not contain her excitement, she spread the news of her upcoming marriage to any ear that cared to listen, her two best friends were not left out of this good news, infact they joined her in the preparation.The day finally arrived, Oluchi was already looking like the morning sunshine, so adorable and beautiful, when the young man came with his uncle and mother, they brought kolanut, palmwine, and some money.When they came they were received warmly by their would be in-laws, they waited no time before stating their intentions, after all, the marriage rites was concluded and the couple left homeBefore leaving, Oluchi was seriously advised by her mother to behave well like a married woman she was now, Oluchi couldn't control her tears as she left her parents house escorted by family and friends with drums and celebrationWhen the couple got home, Oluchi was shocked at what she saw, the so called rich merchant her husband claimed he was, wasn't what she was looking at she did not believe what she was seeing"my Lord, I guess we have not gotten to our home right?*what do you mean by we have not, of course this is our new home, your new home"you must be joking right??, I thought you were a rich merchant"a rich merchant indeed, my dear, i only disguise myself as that so I can get married to youshe began to sob seriously, she has been deceived "why did you choose to get married to me??"that was because I heard you refused to get married to any man that was poor that was why I disguised myself as a rich merchant to come and marry you at least you should be grateful to me for saving you the shame of growing old in your parents house"you are very heartless,she kept on sobbingIn Ezerogbo village, everything was moving normal, farmers were already in their harvesting period so everyone was busyOluchi father woke up one morning complaining of stomach ache, his wife did everything she could think of to cure him but to no avail, he finally gave up the ghost, when Oluchi heard of her father's death she cried bitterly, she requested from her husband to give her permission to visit her mother but he bluntly refused to the detriment of OluchiAll pleadings from Oluchi to her husband fell on deaf ears, she became depressed and planned on her escape so she waited for her husband to go hunting, immediately he left, she quickly packed some of her clothes and left to visit her mother.When she got there, she explained everything to her mother the way her husband always beat her and the fact that he wasn't a rich merchant as he claimed he was, her mother was shocked but she advised her to stay in the marriage telling her that all marriages are not equalOluchi spent some days with her mother before leaving for her husband house, when she got home she met a furious husband at home and she was given the beating of her life.After beating her, he locked her in a room for days without food &waterlife almost choked out of her
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