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Chapter Thirty-six
"Why exactly is it easier to cover a lie with another?" -Unknown
By the time she was done having her bathe, she resolved in her mind to tell Matthew the truth, as soon as possible. Since the entire family knew that she was pregnant now, it was only wise that she spilled the beans before the matter got worse.
Matthew wasn't in the room when she came out of the bathroom, he must have gone down to join his parents.She put on a sky-blue, knee-length shirt-gown. Then she put on a black wavy wig, accessed her look in the mirror before leaving the room.
When Doris came down to join the others for breakfast, she heard laughing and jubilatory noises. Mrs Udochi was dancing and singing praises to the Almighty in Igbo language. Utterly confused at what was going on, she led Matt aside to fi
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