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Even his mother, Adaku, gave up crying and pointing accusing fingers on Echi and his mother; instead, she decided to follow the advice of her husband and not waste tears on a corpse that would never be brought back to life.
The next month came quickly, unannounced. For the first four or five days, the new rains poured with sober mood, drumming the roofs of every villager. The wind accompanied the storm and threw forceful fists on the trees, scattering the green and yellow leaves in all corners of the village. It was in this period when the clouds were wet with tears, and the rain was executing its instructions that Olanna finally got pregnant.