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TWENTY-ONE
Rhema
The drama room was empty, I was alone with Ibim and she was sat quietly playing with her fingers.
"You have to talk to me".
"I have nothing to tell you, Rhema. Imagine what happens when I tell you about it, about what you believe I heard. You become an accomplice for staying silent".
She had a point. I was desperate for information. "There's so much I want to add up, aren't you surprised the others who got subpoena. Why is Mustafa have a subpoena?"
"I don't know how to answer that"
"He was sleeping with Lola. Did you know that?"
I waited for a nod, a response.
"I should go", she said and stood.
"Why don't you want to help me?" She stopped and turned to face me.
"Lola was a sweet girl, she told me it was okay one time when I was crying in the bathroom". She said. "She was likeable, she was very pretty too and small and nosey. She was nosey, she wanted to know th
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