Regrets

A quiet rural community in the tropical forest region of Ghana wakes up to the news of a lifeless body hanging from the branches of a solitary tree. The question on everyone's mind is what could have made a total stranger do the unthinkable to himself at a place where nobody appears to know his identity? It is only when Mariama, the undisputed town gossips championship title holder arrives on the scene that the shocked townfolks begin to recollect events many years before. Could an abandoned suicide note a retired elementary school teacher found at his doorstep provide more clues to the mystery? Maybe yes - just.

Length: 18,000 words.