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Passenger 13E<br />
Aideyan Daniel<br />
‘Baby, is anything the matter?’ She asked, as she moved closer to him.<br />
She didn’t feel the usual scent <strong>of</strong> his perfume as she got close to him but that was the last<br />
thing on her mind right now as she wrapped her hands around him from behind - but as<br />
has been the norm over the past two days, her hands grasped onto nothing but thin air.<br />
Her eyes scanned the room for her husband whom she had just seen some moments ago,<br />
flickering until it rested on the newspaper on the counter top. With trembling hands, she<br />
picked up the newspaper and it was the same SATURDAY PUNCH she had first seen three<br />
days ago, brought in by Obinna, her husband’s younger brother. She hoped it was all a<br />
hoax as her eyes lowered to the large fonts on the front cover.<br />
HORROR FRIDAY AS KIRA AIRCRAFT CRASHES: 152 Passengers Feared Dead<br />
‘Baby...don’t go,’ she sobbed, her voice breaking with every word as she closed her hands<br />
up around her belly. ‘Who will help me care for Justin and Josh?’ She asked no one in<br />
particular as hot tears streamed down her face.<br />
‘Where is the key to the Lexus Jeep?’ Obinna’s voice boomed, upsetting the tranquility <strong>of</strong><br />
the kitchen.<br />
‘Where are you going to?’ Kelly replied, her voice weak, her eyes sad, and her cheeks still<br />
damp with the wetness <strong>of</strong> her tears.<br />
‘And how is that your business?’ Obinna retorted, his eyes filling up with fury.<br />
‘No... I.. just wa..wanted you to get something for me,’ Kelly stammered, taken aback by<br />
Obinna’s reaction.<br />
68<br />
Tales from the Other Side
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