Chapter 29

Three days later.

On a Wednesday afternoon, Naefah and her sisters sat quietly waiting for Alley or Matilda to come pick them up from school. They were not thrilled because Matilda didn't fulfill her promise to them.

They have not been privilege to talk to their mum for the past five days. Matilda keeps making her promise to them, but none has been fulfilled, and it's pass five days already.

Charlotte was getting discharged today from the hospital, they heard about it, and pleaded to stay back at home to make something nice for her, but Matilda declined and asked them to go to school. They couldn't convince her, that was why they came to school.

Mariyah suggested one of them should feign being sick, but Zarah objected. They have done that several times just to stay back home and send detective Scott their discoveries on the murder case.

As they sat down with long faces, Mariyah sighted her uncle James, and her face lit up. She knew he was probably going to the ICT room.

"Girls, I think