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Chapter Thirty Three
It’s been two days since Lora and James’s heated argument and Lora has moved into Connie’s former bedroom. The tension in the house was unbearable. Stuart’s efforts of tracking his stepdad had not yielded fruits, like an obedient dog he was going from home to work then back again save for stops at the fuel station and grocery shop.
It was late Friday afternoon when James returned back home from work and without saying anything to anyone he headed up the stairs. A few minutes later, he emerged with a small overnight bag.
‘Stuart my boy, I won’t be back until Sunday so please take good care of the house while I am gone’ He remarked casually
Lora looked up from the TV with a frown on her face she simply shook her head without saying anything. She was
‘Ok, Dad may you have good journey.’ A thought crossed his mind and he quickly asked, ‘Does it mean
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