Coolval Romance Stories
The Sudden Proposal
THE SUDDEN PROPOSAL 1 Olu told me I would be single for the rest of my life. Like, that one cut deep. According to him, I had an attitude that will drive off every promising suitor. He was quite right but I never admitted it. I was always right, even when I was wrong, I […]
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Once in Love Episode Twenty- Final Episode When Kemi exited the bathroom, she turned to face William, who was lying facing downwards inside the room. He was drūnk but could still comprehend his surroundings, the drunk had not gotten deep into him at that time. Opening his eyes, he asked, “What are you doing, Kemi?” […]
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Once in Love Episode Nineteen “I’m glad this won’t be for long,” William hissed as he closed the door after holding it for her to enter. Kemi was just smiling throughout until they got to the restaurant where they were supposed to sit out. William made sure it was not somewhere people would be able […]
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Once in Love Episode Eighteen William had to wait in his father-in-law’s house for thirty minutes, trying to assure his wife that everything would be fine. Then he got up and asked his father-in-law, “Please, sir, how long will I have to keep up with this pretense? I hope it’s just this once because I […]
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Once in Love Episode Seventeen “Don’t just assure me, let’s take action. I need my daughter back home, please do something,” Anna responded. Her parents were peeking from the room to check if they were done talking so they could come out. After they couldn’t hear anything, they had to return to the room. “Anna, […]
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Once in Love Episode Sixteen It was already morning, and William couldn’t sleep again; he was consumed by the thought of the dream he had about Isabel. He needed to get his daughter out of Kemi’s grip, but firstly, he had to go and see his father-in-law to know the way forward and also see […]
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Once in Love Episode Fifteen “The same Kemi that came to my house to say those things, why didn’t Anna tell me this beforehand? I would have strāngled her with my bare hands,” Mr. William thought, tapping his feet on the ground. He was already vibrating. Anna knew the kind of husband she married; that […]
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Once in Love Episode Fourteen Anna was still engrossed in her thoughts when her phone rang. It was her manager, and she was already frightėned because her daughter had been kidnāpped by Kemi. This incident had led her to lose the zeal to go back to work, and she couldn’t even explain to her manager […]
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Once in Love Episode Thirteen “Mom, there’s nothing else you should know, it’s just that I don’t want him to call Kemi out of angėr, and she might end up hūrting my daughter,” Anna said with folded arms. Her mother simply looked at her. “That is not even a good excuse. This is the time […]
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Once in Love Episode Twelve When Anna woke up, she was back to reality for a while, at least her brain was calm, and she could really understand the outside world. The cab man was right, she needed rest, she thought. “Where is everyone? Oh my god, I dropped my boxes outside,” she suddenly remembered. […]
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Once in Love Episode Eleven Anna walked through the gate without saying a word or even looking back to see her husband standing at the door in tears, looking at her as if she would change her mind and come back home. “What will I tell my Inlaw? They have been supportive since I got […]
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Once in Love Episode Ten “Let’s strike a deal,” Kemi suggested, her head lifted up, fixing her gaze on Anna. “I will not kīłł you or your daughter,” she said, lifting the gūn up in the air, giving her the chance to run to her mother, who was frightened as she held Isabel. “Are you […]
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Once in Love Episode Nine The next morning, Isabel was still nowhere to be found, and there was no call from a kidnāpper asking for ransom. Anna could not sleep throughout the night. As she woke up, she wiped her eyes and hissed. Mr. William had stood up from the bed and was dressing up. […]
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Once in Love Episode Eight As soon as Mr. William leaves the house, Anna picks up her phone to call Kemi. The call rings and ends, then she tries calling again. “Kemi, please pick up, my marriage is in trouble,” she says, already shaking. Kemi picks up the call from the other end, “hello, hello,” […]
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Once in Love Episode Seven There is a honk at the gate, and Mr. William is back even before his wife prepares for work. She is not pleased to see him. He drives in, and Isabel rushes to hug him, “Welcome back, daddy. How was your trip? I have missed you,” she asks excitedly, holding […]
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Once in Love Episode Six Joan shows up the next morning uninvited at Mrs. Williams’ house, and Mrs. Williams sees her as she is about to take her daughter to school. Isabel, being the first to spot Joan, says, “Mom, that is the lady who got your phone number from you. How does she know […]
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Once in Love Episode Five “Isabel, stop running, I don’t have the strength for this.” Mrs William screams as Isabel starts running again. Then, the person that Isabel bumped into comes back and recognizes her mother who was running after her again. “Anna, oh my God, it’s you! I’m so sorry. How are you doing?” […]
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Once in Love Episode Four Soon, Mrs. William finished getting herself and her daughter dressed. They stepped out to meet her father. As they reached the compound, Annabel hurried to see her grandfather first. She even ran and fell. “Easy,” Mrs. William screamed. Isabel got up and ran inside the house. She found Isabel hugging […]
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Once in Love Episode Three Mommy, mommy, please open the door.” That was Isabel knocking on her parents’ bedroom door at around 6:00 am. She was breathing heavily, as if she had just escapėd from a life-thrėatening situation. Mrs. Williams heard the voice first and without thinking twice, she jumped up to open the door […]
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Reposting to continue Once in Love Episode Two Tossing around on the bed, she opens and closes her eyes, and suddenly it’s morning. She checks the time and it’s 7:30 am. “Oh my God, Isabel is supposed to be in school by now!” she exclaims. She tries to feel the bed with her hands, but […]
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Once In Love
Once in Love Episode One “I wonder why my husband has decided to stay out this late. It has never happened before,” Mrs. Williams said, tossing herself on every side of the couch as she read a newspaper in their apartment. Soon, sleep took over and she forgot the door was locked. Shortly after, Mr. […]
Read MoreThe Strange Proposal episode 24
THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 24 ©Franca Uwuigiaren As I held her close, I could feel the warmth of her tears on my chest, and the vibrancy of her smile radiating onto mine. We swayed gently to the rhythm of our hearts, our love song echoing through the room. In this moment, I knew that our […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 23 ©Franca Uwuigiaren I woke up and sat on the bed, yawning. It was a cold January morning, and I could hear my neighbors playing music in celebration of the new year. I stood up from the bed and stared at my sleeping Oroma for a moment before leaving the room […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 22 ©Franca Uwuigiaren It was on Saturday, one of those busy days. I woke up very early to wash the dirty clothes before thinking about what to prepare for breakfast. I could hear Boma and my wife talking in the bedroom about school work. As usual, he was busy bombarding his […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 21 ©Franca Uwuigiaren I had woken up one night with the intention of engaging in praises to God. I wanted to just dance and celebrate the goodness of God in my family. I looked at my Oroma, sleeping. She slept very late because of the pain and discomfort. Looking at her […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 20 © Franca Uwuigiaren My father-in-law’s burial was fixed, and I travelled to Rivers alone without my wife and kids. My in-laws were devastated and felt disrespected when my wife didn’t accompany me to the burial. They couldn’t understand why she wouldn’t make the effort to pay her last respects to […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 19 ©Franca Uwuigiaren School resumed today, and the children are so excited and glad to return. They missed their teachers and classmates. Dokubo has since washed their school bags in preparation. The children didn’t sleep well as they kept waking at intervals to check the time. God did it in the […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 18 ©Franca Uwuigiaren I entered the bedroom with breakfast on the tray when I saw Oroma looking worried, her phone beside her. “Why is your face like this?” I asked, dropping the tray on the stool beside the bed. “It’s Papa,” she said. Yesterday, she tried to reach her father, but […]
Read MoreThe Strange Proposal episode 17
THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 17 ©Franca Uwuigiaren I had gone around to ensure the doors were well locked and electronic appliances were turned off before returning to the bedroom. Oroma sat on the bed, unable to sleep. Her eyes were red because she had been praying and crying. I wanted to hug or cuddle her, […]
Read MoreThe Strange Proposal episode 16
THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 16 ©Franca Uwuigiaren My children were excited when I later told them their mum had finally surrendered to Jesus. “Wow!” they chorused. “We need to celebrate this,” Boma whispered. “Of course, it calls for celebration because Satan has lost.” “Thank God,” Alabo said. “I will join you to cook in the […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 15 ©Franca Uwuigiaren Oroma has been quiet for the past few days. She hasn’t recovered from the surprise, and sometimes I catch her staring at me in wonder. You know when God does something unexpected, something miraculous and wonderful, impossible, it takes time to recover from such. Sometimes one doesn’t even […]
Read MoreThe Strange Proposal episode 14
THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 14 ©Franca Uwuigiaren While the kids were eating the garri, I left them to the bedroom. I sat on the bed when suddenly I heard a subtle voice. “Obiama, what are you going to do now that your wife is waiting for the main meal?” I repeated the question slowly to […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 13 ©Franca Uwuigiaren Before afternoon, my father-in-law sent my wife transport money as promised, and she told me excitedly, “Obiama, you need to help me pack our things. Papa sent enough money for us to come.” “I’m not packing anything because you’re not going anywhere,” I told her. “Really? Let’s see […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 12 ©Franca Uwuigiaren After praying, I woke my wife and told her what happened. I could see fear engraved on her face. She looked frighteningly at me. “But I told you…I told you to marry her, but you said no. I said raise money so I could go home, and you […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 11 ©Franca Uwuigiaren “Study God’s word. It will illuminate your path, bring you wisdom and understanding. It will strengthen your faith and equip you for spiritual warfare. It will help you discern right from wrong, provide comfort and hope, reveal God’s character and love. God’s word will transform your mind and […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 10 ©Franca Uwuigiaren The moment I entered the house, everyone knew I was excited. My face radiated peace and joy. “What’s happening, dear? It’s like your hustling paid off today to compensate for yesterday,” my wife said, trying to have eye contact with me. I just laughed. “My hustling didn’t pay […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 9 ©Franca Uwuigiaren I had finished taking care of my family, but leaving home for the motor park became difficult. I kept looking at my sick children and wife. What if I leave and something bad happens? Yet, if I don’t go out to hustle, how do I raise money for […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 8 ©Franca Uwuigiaren It was Thursday, and I had just returned from work and emptied my pocket on the bed. As usual, Oroma helped me count what I made for that day. It was nothing I was proud of. “N700,” she announced. “It was N800, actually, but I had to drink […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL Part 7 ©Franca Uwuigiaren I spent three more days in River State before I returned to my family in Lagos. I had to visit my siblings and in-laws. My in-laws were not happy about the condition of their daughter and grandson, but after I explained the cause and measures taken, their minds […]
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THE STRANGE PROPOSAL (A SHORT STORY) Part 6 ©Franca Uwuigiaren “Why are you all looking at me? I don’t know of any gift I received from the river goddess,” I told them. “Your grandma and your mother know of the gift.” The priestess said. My mother looked at my grandma in confusion. “So both of […]
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