Our Story

By: Petra Powell, Michelle Ackon, Sampson Anfako and Oforiwa Forson (Students of St. Francis of Assisi Schools, Anaji-Takoradi) Edited by The Observer He asked her what she wanted to do in the future. Confused, she mentioned a profession no graduate would ever consider: she wanted to be a potter. Sometimes she wondered why that idea lingered in her mind. Perhaps …

I often sat quietly whenever she came to visit our mutual friend. It wasn’t because I was an introvert, nor was it because I struggled with the language they spoke. In fact, I speak the King’s language quite fluently, so communication was never a barrier. I simply believed in minding my own business. To me, it felt impolite to insert …

I never knew love could be this beautiful until I met her. It happened at the lowest point of my life, when everything seemed to collapse around me. My previous relationship had ended after I lost my job, and the weight of failure left me convinced I would remain alone. Life grew so difficult that I often skipped meals, surviving …

It felt like the weight of the whole world was bearing down on him when his beloved wife shattered his heart with the news that she wanted to end their marriage. It was as if his world had been set ablaze, and the flames were threatening to consume him. The thought that their ten-year union could crumble so suddenly was …

There are surprises all through life, surprises that make us laugh until our sides hurt, or surprise us into remembering that sometimes the unexpected people can shine like stars in a midnight sky. What always dazzles me, however, is when people, those who are often judged or looked upon with a negative bias, suddenly go against what was expected of …

When I first heard the saying “patience moves mountains,” I dismissed it as a mere façade, a hollow proverb meant to console the weary. But as the years unfolded, I came to realize that patience is not only a virtue—it is a force that reshapes destiny. It does not merely move mountains; it grinds them down to the plains, making …

Life often appears as an unannounced storm. It is all plain sailing, then comes a sudden thunder and flash in quick succession. For me, the festive season should have been a time of joy; instead, I found myself walking through the valley of despair. I had accusations heaped on me for crimes I did not commit, deserted by those who …

It was then, when I thought that I had overcome my fears of losing her, that it hit me with the highest intensity. We were inseparable and so into each other that wherever one went, the other would always be. We did almost everything together, even joining the same social club and taking an interest in the most similar projects. …

I was stuck in a situation I could never imagine escaping. Everything I touched was turning to dust. Even my closest friends turned against me. Individuals whom I admired rejected me, as if I had biblical leprosy. The more I struggled to hold it together, the more my health suffered. I was eaten up by anxiety. Its precipitating cause was …

The action took a dramatic shift as I heard an enormous crash right in front of me. Dazed and bewildered, I stood there thinking about what to do next. It felt as if my very soul was being torn away from my body—not for anything that I had ever done, but because I had skipped an important step in the …