Red Flags

By Etornam Sey

Red flags is a true life story that depicts dysfunctional relationships, deceit, desire to be loved and societal pressures that force people to enter relationships that turn out to be toxic. It tells the story of a young Lady who falls in love and marries a man only to find out after several years that he was already married with children. Red Flags brings context, insight, strategy and encouragement to bear on the exponential increase of interpersonal abuse.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Etornam Sey
• Release date: Oct 18, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463624043

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RED FLAGS

my story will shock you

BY ETORNAM SEY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Etornam Sey is a seasoned broadcaster with expertise in writing and communication skills. With over 10 years’ experience in Journalism practice, she has been a strong force behind most award-winning projects running on the Multimedia Group Limited platform. The energetic, and open-minded public speaker is known for her passion for nurturing young talents through speaking and writing.

She is the author of My Dad and I and Red flags.

She has featured at a number of social events as a guest speaker on a number of issues including family and career building.

The mother of 3 is married to Mr. Leslie Stanley Sey and are both committed Christians who value family, integrity, and commitment.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my profound gratitude to my family for their immense support.

A big thank you goes to Mr. Johnnie Beresford Hughes, an award-winning broadcaster with TV3, for proof-reading this work.

Thank you to God Almighty for making it possible to release this piece.

CHAPTER ONE

Gina’s Big Day

It was Gina’s wedding. I was excited, extremely. It reminded me of when I got married 3 years ago; the euphoria and memories just kept coming back. Gina and her husband-to-be, Alvin, met through me. It was a joy to finally see the two tie the knot. More so, Gina played a key role during my wedding; she was part of my bridesmaids so I couldn’t wait to return a favor.

That morning, I hurriedly prepared my two-year-old daughter for the occasion which was slated for 11am at the King Joseph’s Calvary Temple at Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

I can’t wait to see Gina I thought to myself while zipping my armless navy-blue gown dress. I got the dress purposely for the wedding to match my neatly fixed nails painted pink, a silver purse and a silver shoe to give a perfect look. I was the Master of Ceremonies (Emcee) for the occasion and even in my pregnant state, I was determined to make the wedding a memorable one for the couple.

We got to the church premise half past 11am and the neatly decorated auditorium was half filled. Family, friends and loved ones of both Gina and Alvin were seated, waiting patiently for the bride to arrive.

At exactly noon, the bride arrived; looking stunning in her beautiful ivory gown interspersed with silver stones. Her makeup was just perfect to match her chocolate complexion and white set of teeth. She stepped out of a black and white limousine with her bridesmaids and I couldn’t help but admire her dangling silver earing which matched her shoe.

Here comes the bride tune played at the background to usher her into the auditorium where Alvin waited patiently for his bride. The Reverend Minister helped the two exchange their vows and it was glorious. As the MC for the day, I sat on the third row in front as I could be called any moment to facilitate the photo session. While sitting there and listening to the couple exchange vows,