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Author: Olatunji Blessing
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Everything that happened felt like a stage play to Daniel; except that the scenes were poorly written. It felt like a joke; an awful joke.

Daniel was so sad and moody, yes, he was on the verge of tearing up, but, Nah! He won't. He doesn't know how long he sat on the couch, knees pulled into his chest and head buried in his arms, his step mum words echoed through his brain, filtered through his mind and raked through his memories.

"Is this what I got after my mom sudden disappearance?" His voice was thick and raspy, tears were threatening to spill.

No, don't go there, It was all in the past.

"She should have told us she was leaving! If she had done that! None of this wil

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