Back at home, Vice-President Gertrude Mensah could not bring herself to sleep. She had her house cleaner’s phone by her side. It was that on which Lt. Clottey would call her if something happened.
The seconds turned into minutes and the minutes into hours. Yet, no call came from the soldier. She felt the urge to call him to find out what was happening but she remembered they had agreed she would not call him under any circumstance.
Every now and then, she would wake up and check the time. Soon, it was 2:00 a.m. then, 3:00 a.m. Still no call came from Lt. Clottey. She wished he would call and