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grew lots of additional beards he hardly shaved until two years ago. He almost ran mad, and had spent several months in rehabilitation centre. However, he found solace in his grandson Lucas, He would do anything to protect him as he was his only hope. He always saw Mitah in his eyes.

the car, they contain my drawing board and other equipments" Lu

ised to tell me what

ocussing his attention on the newspaper that he wa

" Lati screa

his daughter with a bullet that came from his own gun. He retired from the Public Service as a General. He had stopped being a soldier and holding guns. It now terrified him, as his hands used to shake whenever he did. He was a shadow of his old self. He was always ges

ughter, he killed his daughter. That's the only statement he says apart

aughter actually. He just kept blaming himself because ahm,... he had a dream when he was warned to tell his daug

nore a dream message. I am Catholic and I hold every

m serious"Camp said trying to smile. Three months to that

h's death. The rest of the world all had impression that the kidnappers

o gather himself together he Sold his large poultry fa

from the bar where he went

was a teenager. Both girls were. The other one kept consoling her. Lati came down from his car and approached the girls. "Wait girls" He said b

One of them said moving closer to his Car as the

glass. It costs a for

We just want y

l I do that this month? I hope

running" The man teased. Lati rolled his eyes dipp

e warned giving them the cash. The men haile

the reason why he park

's wrong. Why the

mistake in he

o submit the extra sheet that containe

Her friend re

hed the girl's shoulder. "So you are crying because you made a mistake. But you've made it already. So

re terrible than this?" The gir

aughter?" Lati replied staring at t

what he was saying. " Killed his child? Christine, let's go. Thank you Si

" Lati shook his head as

remembering what had happened between Dino Martin's father and himself and what he did to him. Whenever he stared at Lucas, he used to feel an upsurge of resentment because he was a descendant of Dino's father, Paul Martins. He struggled with the hate but it kept coming. For that period of time, Lati felt he needed some

hate would quickly fade away but sometimes it doesn't like this particular period! The fact that Paul Martins

nd said dropping his

done to you, as you wouldn't mention but you can't keep holding on

If only you knew what that man did. Just...hmm..I can't help but hate him, hate his son but the hate subsided a lot when

e have to let bygones be bygones please, at le

ntment, hate when I remember who his Grandfather was. I want to stop feeling that way however few of the times it may occur. Last week he dozed off in my room

ich shows he is innocent. He is just a child and he is not aware of

ogy for bringing that up but I am trying to help you here. You said,

he looked suddenly restles

and that very much, however even though it was a mistake I want you to kn

d heavily. He was already sheddi

re. I am not trying to put you in any tr

believe your daughter will not be angry at you in heaven or have forgiven you is for you to love and cherish her

It was something he himself knew

issue. Lati's eyes was filled with tea

that is to continue loving her child" R

tears "You are right Reverend.

ine but you didn't pick up. I wanted to send

, I didn't bother to call back because I had the int

was holding a talk with some church elders, she just entered came towards me and kept asking me if her son was doing Okay. She did not say anything other than that. That was why I called

earing up. How ign

better. I won't provide any space in my

is hands and they prayed together and soon Lati said he

shareholder of the Governor's Flo

six years. It was just during the Company's 20th anniversary

y then Good

hen the Reverend spoke up: "How about regard

Mitah. You opened my heart to the fact today .She was very precious to me hence her child wil

ill be willing to sha

over by evening" Lati said already knowing how much the Reverend l

ld have loved to see you off but

erend" Lati said

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ed to die like that, no goodbye nothing. He would go to the cemetery many times and cry silently where she was buried. He looked, and acted depressed so many times. He had to resign from his job at the government hospital when he could no

to date any woman. He believed no woman could replace he

Amanda was already married three years ago to a successful lawyer and they had a set of beautiful twin girls together. She had come that day to visit him when his house

rried?. Have a companion, ha

rself she later told you the baby is mine and no matter how hard I try to get angry at her for doing that I couldn't. Her father manipulated her. And

urself be healed?!" Amanda said standing up and clap

id. "I just can't see myse

I tried introducing you to decent and beautiful girls, you ref

edications' requests from some clinical centres. Amanda shook her head. She was also pained by Mitah's death, she

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