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welcomed the two ladies as they made themselves comfortable at one corner of the restaurant, their

range juice, please", Janet said, her e

am ordered. "And cranberry juice" She a

er dishes to know which one to try the next time they visited the restaurant. "You order that almost every time. Don'

eating it. I can have it for breakfast, lunch, supper, snack, whatever" Miriam shrugged without lif

d everywhere?" Janet asked with a frown w

those big, attractive e

the project I had to do." Janet opened her mouth to say something but Miriam beat her to it."Don't worry, just

right now would change anything. How did she even

ing their food and arranged it on the table. She bowed slightly and left. The two best

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any ways. Janet was from a rich family, a lone child who didn't know the use of money and spent anyhow just because she had

also worked at the packaging unit in a beverage company. Both their jobs weren't very high-fetching, but they were able to cater for the whole

s, and his smartness and eagerness to make his family proud had made him seem older than Miriam. He had the notion that he was t

pleted university since the financial strength of the family to cater for the both of them was very weak. Miriam was getting to her second year by then. Lo

full-time scholarship to study in the university. He had no hard time gaining admissi

bly put her father in charge of something. She really loved cooking, just like her mom, and didn't like eating out, but that chang

c, and nothing else. She didn't even like watching movies. Tsk! Such a bore, Ja

usually say to refute Janet's taunts. To her, movie directors base on stories

bs up from Janet, she would then invite some course mates, neighbours or friends to try it too, just to be sure Janet wasn't just exaggerating. She would always go overboard with her praises, at least that was what she thought. She used to do same to her mother and

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a living room. They both agreed on renting it since they got to know they would be in the same university. They had attended the same basic school, different hig

to be a burden to her and not let Janet buy all her stuffs like she always wanted to, she would have been living a smooth life too. But Miriam did not want to be treated as a charity case. She didn't want to become dependent on anyone, for anyone to look down on her beca

cessary. With the money she got from the job, Miriam managed to buy k

.

. I promise I won't take long." Miriam beckon

d rolled her eyes. "Like it

borrow any book today. You will have me all by yourself today." she said the last p

t and..." She was interrupted by her phone ringi

l be on my way now... yes... bye." she ended the called a

mbarding her with unending questions with a worried countenance. I

n know what they had talked about. "She just lost her key. And she gave me a spare one some time ago t

ith you to the library.

must have been waiting for a long time. Don't worry I'll be f

er lightly and saw he

ally comfortable at first, but after much coaxing from Miriam, she gave up the idea of dropping her everyday before going back for her own lectures. Not before making a condition that she w

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