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Things Mama Never Told Us - Part 3
<p>THE THINGS MAMA NEVER TOLD US</p><p><br/></p><p>Episode Three: The Missing Girl</p><p><br/></p><p>“You need to put that away before Daddy sees it.”</p><p><br/></p><p>I stared at Kemi.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Why? What's on this photograph that you're so afraid of?”</p><p><br/></p><p>She glanced towards the sitting room.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Teni, please. Just trust me.”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Trust you? When everyone in this house is hiding something from me?”</p><p><br/></p><p>She said nothing.</p><p><br/></p><p>That evening, I called Aunty Ronke.</p><p><br/></p><p>The moment I mentioned the photograph, she went quiet.</p><p><br/></p><p>“You found it?” she whispered.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Yes, Aunty. Who is the woman standing beside Mama?”</p><p><br/></p><p>“Come and see me tomorrow, Teni. There's something you need to know.”</p><p><br/></p><p>The call ended before I could ask another question.</p><p><br/></p><p>The following morning, Kemi insisted on coming with me.</p><p><br/></p><p>I didn't understand why until Aunty Ronke opened her door.</p><p><br/></p><p>She looked at Kemi, then at me.</p><p><br/></p><p>“So you've finally found the photograph.”</p><p><br/></p><p>I nodded.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Please, Aunty. I just want to know what happened in 2009.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Her eyes filled with tears.</p><p><br/></p><p>“That year, I lost my daughter. She disappeared, and your mother was the last person who saw her.”</p><p><br/></p><p>My heart skipped.</p><p><br/></p><p>“The little girl in the photograph?”</p><p><br/></p><p>Aunty Ronke nodded.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Her name was Sade.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Beside me, Kemi suddenly began to cry.</p><p><br/></p><p>I turned towards her.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Kemi? What is it?”</p><p><br/></p><p>She shook her head, unable to speak.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then Aunty Ronke reached for my hand.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Teni, your mother didn't just keep a secret from you. She took one to her grave.”</p><p><br/></p><p>I swallowed hard.</p><p><br/></p><p>“What secret?”</p><p><br/></p><p>Aunty Ronke looked straight into my eyes.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Sade didn't disappear by herself. Someone in your family knows what happened to her.”</p><p><br/></p><p>I turned to Kemi.</p><p><br/></p><p>She wouldn't look at me.</p><p><br/></p><p>And suddenly, I wasn't sure I wanted to know what came next.</p><p><br/></p><p>To be continued…</p>
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