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2024-10-29 19:42:56In the evening, Richard had already settled. He tried his best to fall asleep, but he couldn't. He kept thinking about Rebecca and the words she said to him. He regretted why he left school and his family. He wished he had endured all the criticism people laid on him back then about Janet's death. He thought about his sisters and niece and imagined how she might have grown up.
He thought about Rebecca to the extend that it drove him crazy. He vowed to himself that he is going to be great again and make her regret how she treated him. He finally got up and came down from his bed.
"Are you going somewhere?" Achuba asked.
"Do you know anywhere around here where I can buy some new clothes?" Richard asked.
"There is mini market behind our hostel, you can get anything you want there," Achuba replied.
"Do you mind taking me there or you are busy right now?" Richard requested.
"No I don't mind," Achub
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