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ASHLEY

After I had exhausted the tears in my eyes, I got out of the bathroom and cleaned myself.

I made a decision though, I would try my best to see how we could settle the issue and bring the brothers back together during breakfast. I hoped it would work and we could all be happy again.

I woke up the next morning to my mum's call which I had not gotten in a while. She had all that talk about wishing she could call me often. She was sorry for being so distant. And again, she somehow believed that talking to me once would make everything all right.

She wanted to know everything that was happening with me, my mates, my studies, my friend Anita, and everything else.

I just gave her a brief response, that everything was fine. When she insisted on getting details, I told her to call me the next day because I had to do something really important.

I knew she would not. But deep down, I wished she would. I needed to talk to someone about the rivalry in the palace. It was eating me up and I c