He wasn’t sure when she was going to come back but he was ready to wait for the whole day.
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Inspector James and Sergeant Bill left Orlu for Owerri around 10.am on Friday. He decided he would call Clara on the phone instead of visiting her once again. He had spoken with Emeka before retiring last night and Emeka had further explained in details the story behind the black bead and how it would only be destroyed. It made sense to him, even though it sounded unbelievable.
The biggest question in his mind was: who had the bead? Who did Mark give it to? Who were his friends then? Would Clara know? She had told them that something had gotten Mark depressed and she thought he lied about the whole situation. That meant he probably must have been hiding something from her. But wasn’t
