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Chapter 14: the drift III
"What?! How?" I shouted in absolute shock.
"That can't be true Tayo, you are lying to me," I muttered next, still shaken, confounded and refusing to believe his words which struck like double edged swords to my gut.
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It was already getting to 10pm on the clock when I lodged into the motel at the next street for the night. Since I had no other place to go to, there was no other option but to elapse the remaining days of solace to families alone in this hotel room with an unsettled mind. My mother was dying in some hospital ward room I didn’t know about and it was eating me up voraciously to the extent that even after the cold shower I had, my mind was still not at ease. I paced around with turbulent thoughts aside a heart pounding in fear of the worst. I had to see my mom no matter what before I left. The guilt of not being there weighed at me deeply and I knew if I didn’t get the chance to apologize, it would be another regret I’ll never forgive myself for. The conversation I had with Tayo still bugged me, I had never intended to lose a brother the second time as I walked through the doors of my home but his hate had run too deep and the length of time seemed to have strengthened its roots. 'I nee
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