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Femi.

Him mentioning our sister brought tears to our eyes. She was part of the reason why this house became a home to us. We were shy but she made us feel like family. The reason why we were adopted was because of the tragedy that happened with her little brother. Our mother was so devastated by his death by drowning in the school swimming pool. Apparently he was pushed in by bullies and couldn't swim so he drowned. The bullies were arraigned in juvenile prison until they were of age to be transferred to the normal one. The person who pushed him in specifically got seventy years to life, while the people who were accomplices got forty years each. They all are still in prison. That Justice however didn't heal our mother. That was her only son and there were a lot of factors affecting her mental health. Family issues and inheritance. My father's sister was insufferable. To make our mother happy, our father had to suggest adopting a boy around his age. He was thirteen years old. They cam