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Dawn 2

At the house, Emenike's wife was worried stiff. She kept calling his lines, they rang incessantly but no response. She eventually called the driver ‘We are on the way ma, close to the  street' ‘ Ah thank God!' She exhaled deeply ‘I don’t know why Emenike doesn’t listen. Stop night crawling, na lie. Look at me, I haven’t slept a wink and this is 2 am already. We will still revisit this issue, if it means involving mama, I don’t mind. I’m sick and tired. The electronic gate opened and the driver drove in. Emenike's wife, Natasha upon seeing them through the window upstairs rushed down stairs. On getting to the hallway downstairs the driver had entered with Emenike practically plastered on him. Natasha who was heavily built, was able to pick him up and partially dragged him to the guest room downstairs. She quickly undressed him and pulled the covers over him. She took the seat beside the bed and started crying softly. At a stage, overcome with emotion, she dozed off, only