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CHAPTER 77: THE BIG BAD CITY
Ella was at the bus park waiting for the bus to depart for the capital city. She was returning to the city and she couldn't help but feel a measure of anxiety when she remembered how she had left the city. Ella had gone to great lengths to create a new persona for herself. To maintain it she needed to go back to the capital city. The sound of hawkers and transport operators at the bus park reminded Ella of the first day when she arrived at this town. She had been afraid and had no idea where to start from. She had wandered not too far from the bus park until she had seen a poster advertising a technical training school. The college only required identification for admission. Ella decided to enrol for a two week tiling course as she thought of what to do with herself.
The two weeks had gone by fast and Ella had learned how to install wall and floor tiles. She had made many new friends at the institute and t
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The end of Ella’s contract was drawing closer and closer. Her team was exceedingly efficient and it looked like they would be able to finish everything before schedule. Ella was feeling pensive about this because she was getting accustomed to Eddie’s company every evening. He would come over after work and they would have dinner together. Their conversations were long and intense and their friendship had blossomed further. Ella would miss these social interactions because they were rare. Her team only interacted socially during lunch breaks and the one time celebration once each contract was over. The other girls in the team sometimes went shopping together and Ella joined them once in a while. Ella always felt uncomfortable as the girls were younger than her and they displayed some youthful exuberance. Ella was also not interested in the nights out in the club. That was why Eddie’s wholesome company was precious to Eddie.
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“Hallo,” Bryer said politely when Eddie walked into the house. Eddie looked at the woman who was seated in the middle of the living room working on her laptop. Her large protruding belly was the most prominent sight in the living room. It was mid morning and Eddie ignored her and headed to his bedroom to pick up some documents he had forgotten. He couldn’t find anything there so he came to the living room. Eddie glanced at Bryer as he looked for the documents on the dining table..“I put some files in that drawer,” Bryer said to Eddie. He ignored her for a while until the drawer was the only place left to search. He was thoroughly embarrassed when he found the files exactly where Bryer had said.“Don’t move my things around. You are a guest here,” Eddie said.
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The Fallacy of Love CHAPTER 83: PIONEER DATE NIGHT 1
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