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Chapter Six

Author: Otega-Endowed
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“No weekend at mine will have you counting your calories honey,” she said and we both let out a loud round of laughter after which we continued to devour our delicious meal of scrambled eggs and mashed potatoes.

The weekends at my aunt’s were always the highlight of the week for me, and I think her tantalizing meals were a plus on the menu.

“I need to watch the plates though; I’m forever never beating the missing waist allegation”, I added and she almost choked on her glass of water.

“Easy ma’am," I said in sarcasm and comfort at the same time as I rubbed gently on her back, making soothing circles on it.

We took the remaining bits of food in silence and when we were done, I sluggishly stood up and cleared the circular dining table on which we’d just feasted.

“That was so delicious! No one does it like my mama,” I exclaimed while fixing my gaze on her to see her smiles. I loved gassing her up, and I knew she deserved every bit of the words and hype and I loved it for her.

“Thank you
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