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Chapter 25
Throughout their journey in the night, Richard couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about Janet and regretted everything he had done. Around 5 am, he finally fell asleep.
Around 7 am, the bus finally arrived Port Harcourt. "Wake up, we have arrived," the passenger sitting next to him touched him on the shoulder.
Richard opened his eyes and stretched his arms a bit. "It seems like you've had a nice sleep," the man said. "Not really," Richard answered.
"Are you sick?" The man asked. "No I'm okay," Richard replied reluctantly. The man stopped talking when he noticed that the expression on Richard's face.
About 20 minutes later, they arrived at the bus station where the bus will stop.
"Who is dropping here before we will proceed to the bus station?" The assistant driver announced.
Most of the passenger started coming down from the bus. When Richard noticed that, he thought of doing the sa
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