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Creating David Ruwa ep8

Well, my wish was granted. My mother was allowed into the operation theatre and we did not speak, we just stared. A few minutes later, the surgeons asked that my mother may leave so that they should begin. I accepted. But as they wanted to put the anaesthetic mask on me, I made the same request: to see my mother yet again. Whenever I remember this, I usually just smile at my stubbornness that day.

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