The Marriage Market

By Edward Edmond Eduful

Quincy has been in a relationship with Unora for well over four years; they're on the verge to marry. Quincy is a flip-flop seller, who peddles across nearby villages in Odumase.

Parasitic as Memphis is, he craves Unora's intimacy and sex, beyond that is a figment of marriage. He met her about two months ago at a pub. Since then, they gallivant across well-stocked, money-swine taverns, where classy drinks and sumptuous edibles are found. He has a fat pocket- the car dealer. He is a ladies' man- broad-chested, hairy, fair in complexion, sturdy, eloquent, and sweet-worded speaker. No woman could resist his lovely nuances.

Memphis fights Quincy over Unora and hurts him in the eye. Quincy has to wear an eye patch lest he loses his sight.

"Women are double-crossing breed; they revel in infidelity and always look for the guys with more money but little morals. Had Unora stuck to Quincy, this chaotic scene wouldn't have happened!" says Koomson.

"Men have unbridled lust for anything in a skirt and brimful breasts; whatever they see, their langalanga would taste it; what a sorry breed of humans!" Judith rebuts.
This give-and-take between Koomson and Judith causes great disaffection between the two; it degenerates into a punching and slur contest; friends have to step in to quell the fight.

Tracy steals her fianc?, Brempong's ten thousand dollars and goes into hiding. They've been in a relationship for some time and have planned to marry soon. Tracy's boyfriend, Reni, convinces her to jilt Brempong. Brempong locates her whereabouts in Odumase. Tracy calls in a mob to kill Brempong; she labels him an armed robber. He runs for his life.

Araba is affianced to Bentum but Papa has advised her to discontinue the relationship because of Bentum's unbridled affinity for women of all sizes and shapes. Araba tells Papa when they marry, she will help him to put a stop to it.

Bentum outsmarts Araba by taking Peni to the altar. This leaves Araba brokenhearted. She got mad for some time. When she came to, multiple suitors she encounters baffles her. By providence, the marriage between Bentum and Peni is called off, because, Bentum's father is wedged in a corruption scandal.

Brempong jumps into Araba's compound in a bid to escape the mob lynching him. The mob threatens to beat Papa and Araba, kill Brempong, and set the house ablaze. "There is no stranger in the house!" Araba tells the blood-thirsty hyenas.

In time, Brempong falls for Araba's love; the wedding bell jingles around the corner.

Memphis has jilted Unora, sacked her from his apartment, and moved in with a new damsel.

Quincy has won Mawunyo's heart. She is the daughter of Kodjovi, an ex-serviceman. As tough as an old boot, Kodjovi denounces Quincy for marrying his daughter. Quincy is an Akan and Mawunyo, an Ewe. Papa has to convince Kodjovi to allow his daughter to marry Quincy; there shouldn't be any tribal note in preventing the marriage, this belonged to the medieval age! "I'll think about it," Kodjovi assures Papa.

Memphis learns about the impending marriage between Brempong and Araba; he visits the groom-to-be and tells him how he has bedded Araba countless times. "Do you know she's really good in bed?" Memphis taunts.

Unora goes to Quincy and tells him she is pregnant for him.
"We never, ever had sex during our courtship, remember?" Quincy rages.
"But we kissed?"
"Have you ever heard of kiss-to-impregnate before?" Mawunyo dashes from Quincy's room and pummels.
"Who are you?" Unora questions.
"I'm his fianc?e, see..." she brandishes her fingers to show her the engagement ring.

Where does the simmering mistrust Brempong develops for Araba end? Will Bentum come for Araba again? What happens between Brempong and Memphis?
Once the reading knob of the book is turned on, the revealing plots will urge you to relish it to the fini

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B86KPFRL
• ISBN13: 9798839541351
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"