In the days that followed the so-called robbery and the subsequent police investigation, Timmy was exempted from manning any of the two shops Donatus owned. He was left behind at the house while the rest went out to work. In a normal situation, he would be happy or bored, but in this case, he was very worried.

He was beginning to question the wisdom of his action: lying about the incident to Donatus and the police. He had done it to protect himself and Chidi too, but if the police were to find out the truth, they both might end up having trouble on two fronts and that was worse...