Forty-five

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Noah waited for his father to talk but the man was in a world of his own. He was thinking. "Noah," he finally called. "Dad." "I am not hiding anything from you." "Then why have you denied me access to mum's records?" "It's not necessary to reopen old wounds. Reviewing your mum's records will only hurt you and bring back memories of her demise." "I am not complaining. It would hurt me even more if I don't get the records." "And what has that got to do with our relationship? Why is it severed?" "Because you murdered mum!" he screamed within. There was an uncomfortable silence that lingered for two minutes. Noah stood up to leave. "What can I do to please you? What can I do to cement our relationship? Your mother wouldn't be happy to find out that the bliss and peace left her fa

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