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iers spread around. It had been a while since I had been in a bank, and

ind something that could distract

srupted by the constant hum of bill co

the numbers barely changed. I walked away from the doors, clutching m

up to them immediately. A middle-aged woman sat there, with

use

t have much time. Had to finish this and get bac

the video she was watching. I started a breathing exer

I tapped on the table, incre

her face that I returned with a smile. I pushed

like to see the manager to clarify a fe

pleading, I softly demanded for her to act. I knew that if I showed any hint of

and knock on the last door down that hallway. In her eyes, I could see her annoya

little. What would be the outcome of my discussion

ice. The only thing that hurt me was the fact that he never said a word t

ise over half a million

rofit in a good year, and now

the money, it would at least give me some

seconds, the door swung open and a mean-lookin

that interior

sponse, doing

her late fifties, a woman a few years younger th

e your seat,

onfusion raged a storm in my mind. She looked too sure of the sit

k any questions,

ez. He's here today for

ollow her words but chose t

h the terms while he was alive, and now that he's been dead for two years, we still

uestion as I shuf

loan agreement your f

been in the dark

re was nothing I could say in my defence that would make the manag

He whispered into her ear, and then she walked over to me with the laptop she had bee

a section of the screen. I stared, m

y had sent to my father over the years. I could see some that dated about s

we didn't have the time to check. Now, the bank management is preparing to do an audit on our

nd bedridden for months, so I had to take charge of running th

ormation does not abscond you from the consequences

ming to her for help; a story that le

t the floor with each passing minute. I kept checking my watch, hoping tha