Twisted Fate – Part 16

Tulani parked his car on the side of the road, a short distance away from his home and called Natasha to ask for her father’s number.

“Have you found Luyando?” She asked him, thinking it could be the only reason he was asking for her father’s contact information a few minutes to midnight.

After hearing about his daughter’s disappearance, Bernard had gone out to search for her wherever his feet would take him. Seeing the desperate state of her husband, Martha had had no choice but to accompany him on his search, afraid he might lose his mind from hopelessness.

“Yes,” Tulani answered. “She’s at my place right now.”

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“I thought she might come there,” Natasha said, her voice dropping a few levels lower.

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