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Author: Agnes Ibok
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Some hours passed since Rosela, Kwensa and Anuella got back from school. They all waited for Dansanisa, their mother to return from school. Amunsa was in the bedroom resting as he sleeps, snoring really loud.

Rosela, Kwensa and Anuella could here him from the living room. Dansanisa took long in returning back and that's got her children worried and worked up.

Some hours went by as they keep trying their mothers cell phone, a phone call came through their father's cell, its was a call from Dansanisa although Austin Balastino a stranger to them actually because they never met or see him before was the one that talked.

Anuella crab the phone immediately, screems out to her father from the living as she runs anxiously together with Rosela and Kwensa, to know why her mom was calling home instead of coming back as she told them in school while giving them transport fare.

"Dad dad dad...."? She screems and ran inside the room without even giving knocking as usual. Anuella wanted to tak
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