Dial - Season 2 - Episode 49

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Dial - Season 2 - Episode 49

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I walked to my bedroom naked and trembling.
I could feel pain all over my body as I rummaged in the wardrobe for a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. At that particular moment, I would have given anything for a pair of gloves.

I sat down on the bed morosely when I finished dressing, and my head bent.
When I sensed movement in the doorway I looked up. The four dogs were standing there, their tails twirling lazily, their faces dark with confusion as they looked at me. I wondered what was going through their little brains as they watched me.

And then Three tossed his big head into the air and howled again.
“Woooooooooooooo!”
A moment later Two joined in.
“Wooooooooooo!”
And then One and Four joined in, and the four dogs just sat on their haunches and howled.
“Wooooooooooo! Wooooooooo! Woooooooooo!”
It could’ve been funny under some circumstances, but in my present situation their howling sounded strangely like a sort of dirge, as if they were mourning. It touched me deep down, as if even animals were weeping at my funeral.

The tears came hard, rocking my frail body as I sat on the edge of the bed.

Suddenly, the dogs gave excited growls and yelps and dashed toward the living-room. And then, a few minutes later, Abena Adobea appeared in the doorway.
“My love,” she whispered quaveringly. “Mr. Kuuku told me….”
She stopped, because I had lifted my head and turned my face to hers, and she saw my face.
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