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Six
~Adam~
It was on a weekend and I was in the dinning room doodling on my sketch pad while mom was in the sitting room with one of her friends, they were talking and the sound of their occasional laughter filled the house. I could make out some of the conversations. The friend was a fabric dealer and she was trying to sell a cord lace to mom.
'Mummy Adam, you should buy this cord lace. You can't get something like this anywhere else in this Lagos.'
I mentally rolled my eyes. These people and always trying to sell their waves. Mom said nothing for a while and I could imagine her running her hands on the fabric, probably to test if it was original.
'This looks common. Are you sure people are not already wearing it?'
The fabric woman gave a very dramatic sigh and I shook my head.
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