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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was still in the morning and Seipati had just finished preparing a breakfast after her husband left for work. She made sure that she woke up very early every morning to prepare everything for her husband before he left for work. After that she would prepare breakfast for everyone. Then the children would leave for school and then she would carry on with her daily duties. She had even started a small business to help her husband. The business was going well and she made sure she went to town almost every day to purchase everything she needed for the business.
She went to her mother in law' s room to serve with breakfast. She noticed that she was not there. When she looked at her bed, it was already made up. "Maybe she is in the bedroom", she thought. She put the breakfast next to her bedside table and closed the door of the room. She sat on the kitchen table and had her breakfast. After finishing eating, she washed the dishes and put them in the cupboard. She
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