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Chapter twelve

Author: ekpikapere
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Writer's POV

It all began on a cold wednesday evening, when Bolu had gone to one of her restaurant to have breakfast, before heading to the clinic. 

She could recall how she started going there since a year ago. The place was quite big and not bad at all. The waitresses were friendly, and she had gotten quite acquainted with them. Something which made her go there oftenly. 

Being a Nigerian, from Yoruba to be precise meant that she was supposed to know how to prepare dish, and eat out on rare occasions. According to what her mom had pointed out, but she didn't care despite she was already good at cooking. She preferred eating out. Because she didn't want to be bothered with the stress of cooking. So, when she wasn't buying junk, she went out to the resting to eat. Sometimes she would leave the office during mid day, and head there so she could have her lunch.

After graduating out of Cambrid

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