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Nineteen
Before Praise and Tracie had gotten married, they had promised to never make me feel like an outcast, and had said they would ensure they spent enough time with me no matter what, especially due to the fact that I was now single. Because of their promise, anytime they needed to go on food or cloth shopping, they liked it when all three of us went together.
"Please, give me enough green pepper," Praise said to the seller behind the food counter.
The man smiled. "Done. Just take everything, and make your payment over there." He pointed to another counter behind us.
Praise nodded. "Sure. Thanks."
Grabbing all the items we had purchased, we walked over there. Behind the counter, there was a plump, red-haired lady, who was probably about 5"7. As her eyes skimmed through the paper in front of her, I couldn't help but notice how big her eyeballs were, together with the intense blue color o
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