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XVI. Tables Turned
“Billie, is this really alright?”
I asked Billie who seems really fascinated by what she sees. Although I do trust her judgements when it comes to clothes, I can’t simply believe of what I came to look like.
The dark red dress befits my black hair and eyes. Billie asked me to wear black gloves too, ebony black gloves that resembled my hair. For a moment, I thought the color black was really beautiful.
“You have a wavy hair, Madame. It is also smooth like you’re walking on the moon.”
“But you’ve never been to the moon, right? How would you even know my hair feels like walking on the moon?”
“Well, I’ve read it on books. It was really touching when the man said that to the woman he loves.”
Yeah, the typical novel love story.
“Madame, you write stories right? Can I read some of your books? I will borrow them for a week, then I will return it when I am done readi
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