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shirt and made his way home. When

he got back to his little house, he saw

Saba sitting in a rocking chair with a

sad look on her face. Bastian walked

over to her, kissed her on the cheek

and asked her what was wrong. Saba

told him that the plantation overseer

told her that he would be lowering

Bastian’s daily wage, as the harvest

so far was unsuccessful.

Bastian sat on the floor beside his

wife in disbelief. They were both at

a loss for words as Saba was going

to have her baby soon and was not