CHAPTER 21

Shirley's POV 

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I stood over the gas cooker, preparing Benita favorite food. Yeah she's coming over to Brooklyn for the gala.

She'll be here any moment from now and am really excited. It's been a week since my encounter with Mr Hollis and I really don't know if I should take his offer.

And am sure Benita will go ballistic if I tell her. My phone began to buzz as a smile crept up to my face.

"Hey....." I said as Benita chuckled over the line. "Don't tell me hey, just come and open up" she said, sounding excited.

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I quickly took the apron off and ran to the door. "Oh gosh girlfriend,I really missed you" she said, hugging me and kissing my cheeks as I chuckled.

"I missed you too,so I hope you'll be staying here and not in that hotel?" I asked, pulling her bags up to the guest bedroom.

"Am gonna stay here,but I have to check the Hall and other things,I want this gala to be special and splendid" she said as she f