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As a professional, he identified and addressed the dignitaries properly. Nevertheless, as the tradition demanded, the dignitaries paid homage to the Chief Mourner and commiserated with him over his loss. Emma happily shook hands with the dignitaries that he would never have met in his life because of his unmanageable brother, Beck. Nevertheless, Callum and his co-in-laws were behind him to welcome their guests. Afterward, the dignitaries commiserated with the traditional ruler, whose presence was as significant as 'h' in whisper. He was not bothered, provided he would officially add the widow to his harem. He saw it as an opportunity to showcase himself, too. Thereafter, they greeted the widow, Mama, who was dressed in a white outfit, and took their seats. Now, there were about twenty bulls in the field, which were condolence gifts from the dignitaries. Furthermore, Dickson, who was beside him, whispered, “Papa, your big goat has returned in a thousand folds.”“I'm short of words, my
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“Your Excellency,” he greeted with a smile. The governor stood up and spread his arms for a hug. Fidel walked into the outspread arms, and he gave him a tight hug for some seconds, and it drew emotions from the audience. Everyone was either fighting hard to restrain himself or herself from crying or drying their wet eyes. Thereafter, the governor released him, and held his hand. Then, he spoke, “The society failed you, Fidel, but your tenacity and sheer will to survive sustained you.” Fidel, who was smiling and looking at him, nodded his head in agreement, and the governor continued, “I repent on behalf of the society, and I plead that you find a place in your heart to forgive and forget.”“Thank you, your Excellency. I have forgiven long ago. I remain grateful to God, who showed me mercy and pardoned my shortcomings.”Now, the audience, had forgotten that they were at a funeral and clapped for Fidel while he walked back to the podium. Then, Sarah, continued, Thank you very much your
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“Okay Sir.” Oliver agreed. Now, Peter, who wished to pull off the funeral clothes from him and set them ablaze, was embittered to see him smiling softly. Peter believed that he was full in his reasoning, and wished to see only smart people like him succeeding. Notwithstanding, Oliver marked the thumbs of as many people who were in the queue, and they were given a big fancy bag with assorted gifts. They recipients joyously unzipped it, and displayed their gifts to the envy of others, who had no choice, but to queue up. Nevertheless, Shane and his colleagues joined the queue in trepidation, and prepared for the worst. To their bewilderment, Oliver smiled at them and marked their thumbs, and they got the gifts. At last, everyone in the queue was gifted and the driver shut the tailboard of the trailer.“Let's go, Oliver,” Barry announced. Oliver followed him, and they began to walk back to the dignitaries' stand.“Where is our gift?” Oliver's mother asked, and looked at Oliver, who was al
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“Certainly,” the midwife assured, and served her with tea.“Apart from tea, what else would you like to eat?” The midwife asked.“Any food would suffice,” she responded and sipped her tea.“It is all right.”She looked at the baby's cot and saw the birth details, and was glad. She took her tea gradually, and soon, the midwife arrived with her breakfast.“Thank you, midwife, for the meal.”“You are welcome. After your meal, you will breastfeed her while you prepare for your birth.” The midwife, who was informed by her colleagues that she was reluctant to breastfeed the baby, advised, and studied her countenance. Sharon simply smiled and had her breakfast, and thereafter, she requested, “I am ready to have my birth.”Now, the baby was crying, an indication that she was starving. She picked her up and requested, “Kindly help me with the infant formula.”To avoid upsetting her, she prepared the formula for her and she fed her baby. Subsequently, she took her bath and laid on the bed. Then
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In the Hotel RoomFelix was sitting and sulking on the single chair in his father's suite when his phone beeped. He concluded that it was a message from Sharon and was excited. Then, he punched on the message and saw the pictures that calmed his nerves, and he cheered up. He walked to his father, who was resting in his room, and announced with excitement, “Father, take a look. Felly is with her right now.”“Wow! The children look alike,” his father pointed out. “Congratulations.”“Thank you, father.”At the HospitalNow, Felix gave his sister a call immediately and she picked. “Hello, the latest dad,” Felly greeted cheerfully, and Sharon, who had not looked at her phone, wondered what could be going on.“Hello, big sister. I appreciate you for this.”“You are welcome, dear. Kindly speak with her,” she requested, and handed over the phone to Sharon, who collected it with her left hand. She waited for Felix to speak before she responded.“Hello, Sharon. How are you?”“I'm fine… sob.”“O
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“I support that,” Susan agreed and attempted to get back into the bus. To avoid the General Manager disapproving their request, the team disagreed with her.“No, you are his secretary. He may need you to write the report.”Just as they expected, he smiled and took a step to walk away, Susan got the message and disembarked at once. Then, she announced, “I give up. I would rather not be the Jonah in your boat.”They laughed loudly and one of them teased, “The Jonah has stepped off, boss. Can we leave?”He smiled softly and looked at Silas, and inquired. “Do you think it is safe?”Before Silas could respond, the staff members chorused, “It is safe, boss.”“Okay. Be careful.”“Thank you, boss.”He left at once, while Susan stayed back and watched them leave.“Secretary, don't sulk. I will get some chocolate for you,” one of them teased. She gave a rueful smile and waved at them. After they drove off, she walked to her suite. She pressed the doorbell and waited. To her surprise, the door o
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“You said my mind.” The elders said in unison.“I got it.” Emma pointed out. “Thank you for the compliment.”It was obvious that the testimony of the burial of Beck would remain in the memory of the people for a long time. Now, there were over fifty elders in his compound, while the youths were innumerable. They actually came to sincerely cheer him up, but his nieces had a different opinion. They saw them as guests and treated them as such. Soon, the caterer served them with a special fruit juice, which was strange to them. It was a mixture of watermelon, carrot, and pineapple. They relished it and commended. Before they were through with the juice, they were served with cabeza, which was spiced with native ingredients. Nevertheless, the merriment was unending.“Oliver,” Ada called out.“Yes, aunty,” he answered and walked to her.“I learned that you shared the souvenirs in the field.”“Yes Aunty.”“Good, do we have leftovers?”“Yes. There are many of them, and we had offloaded them.”
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Before the couples got downstairs, they had set the table and waited for them. Soon, everyone took their seats at the dining table, and Uncle Emma declared the dinner open. This time, Oliver had a seat at the table. Now, Uncle Emma began to wash his hands and he recalled that those hands had a handshake with the governor and other dignitaries, and teased. “Thank you, my in-laws, for the opportunity to have a handshake with the number one citizen of the state. I wish I won't have to wash my hands anymore.”They laughed happily and Oliver relished the joke.“Big Uncle, I saw you on the television,” Regan pointed out.“Me?” The bewildered Emma asked anxiously.“Yes, when you shook hands with the dignitaries,”“Even when you were walking in and displaying your new walking stick up and down.”At that point, Emma could not restrain himself from laughing because he was certain that he truly displayed his new cane out of proportion.“When was the event aired? I would have loved to watch it. I
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