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Everyone in the room went silent since this was strange. Astonished, all the people at the dinner table looked at Sselebwa then at Obina. In addition, Sselebwa added to their surprise when they heard him giving Obina the opportunity to speak. "Papa, I didn 't like the way you treated Oyibo,” Obina spoke feebly. The silence that followed was threatening. “What have I done?” the old man regretted as his hands began to shake in what would appear to be either anger or guilt, or both. Obina’s mother almost dropped. She knew that could be the last time she would set her eyes on her last-born son. Nobody had ever confronted the chief. “How could Obina do that?” was what seemed to be the look on her face. Well, Obina was ready for the consequences. At least someone had to stand for what was just and he thought to himself that he was willing to be that person in spite of the possible