chapter 36

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Janette tossed and turned and tried to fall asleep, but to no avail. She finally decided that she must have an open talk with Danielle. For the past four days, Danielle hasn’t been coming home early. Most times she returns when everyone has gone to bed. Even Jackson, too, hasn’t returned from Switzerland. All she was feeling was a strange emptiness, a lonesomeness gnawing within her and Juan too has started asking of her other parent. The twins can speak. But she knew that they’d missed theChapterir mama and dad, too. Janette lifted her eyes to look at the watch on the nightstand; ten minutes past one, she fretted. She had missed them terribly. Picking her phone from the bedside, she contemplated if to call Danielle or to wait for another few minutes. With a heavy heart and trembling legs, Janette dropped the phone back to its previous position and wobbled her way towards the bathroom. After she had finished peeing and washing her hands, she returned e room and decided to call Dan