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Chapter 32

Author: Katlego Maluleka
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“Time is no longer on my side” I grabbed the box “thank you so much for this sir” I said as I was walking away from the counter.

“I’ve been expecting you” he replied.

I stopped and turned; I approached the counter once again.

“You’ve been expecting me?” I asked.

“My wife and I, we had a grandson who was given up for adoption” he paused “that necklace in there was given to me by my wife when she died. She told me in a dream that you will come and I should give it to you” he replied.

I remained quiet for that minute, realizing that the woman in the picture was indeed the strange lady and was I wondered if I was the grandson or what.

“So where is this grandson now?” I asked.

“I can’t say” he paused “he must look inside himself and the path will lead him here” he said.

Deep down I felt like this old man was

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