Darker Shades of Purple

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people, young men too so to say. I smiled to myself when I noticed men staring at me so I stood in front of

ghed as I remembered Anne's father. That man had always insisted I watched my weight and eat right. At first,

essings get to

nged in hell anyway and Deon, Deon was a full fledged one. I

three inches heel into a corner and flopped down on the bed. I was exhausted. I closed my eyes and tried to sle

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ower were embedded in my hair and I was smiling, cheerfully. Suddenly, a dark cloud came from nowhere, my dress turned black and the people and the altar disappeared. I promp

style and laid me on top of the table. He tied me to the edges using a rope. Immediately, I tried to scream but it was inaudible, soun

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y. So I questioned herself, "Why was Deon still appearing in my dreams?" Deon is dead! Why was he still troubling me? I ran my hands through my hair ex

bathroom, disrobing on the way. Maybe a bath would make me feel better. I needed a man in my

ing that darn purple robe! He had been standing there and I was sure of it. I could even smell his cologne that he had worn that day he died. What was going on? Cou

oor. Angrily, I looked up at t

ieve his eyes, he was standing in front of Anne's mother. I was as s

or was Femi just looking good? Femi smiled, showing his dimples i

e Mrs Sandra

, you

sound a little embarrassed. I didn't wanna

to my suite that I realized I had left my bag in the hall. I was in so much of a hurry that I left my

eard the hotel phone ring so I i

am, am I talking

w may I

esk ma'am, a guest found your

er in the hall. Do I hav

I'll send som

thank

robe when a knock

ned the door and my eyes were left dilated. Femi

? I grabbed my purse from him and tried to shut th

didn't want anything to do with so

ase. I just wanted to a

e you dated? Or th

what I said funny. I couldn't

away!" My voice had risen a little, Femi then looked at me right in the eyes and pu

he said, "Mrs Sandra, you might think

d he just laughed, he laug

et to know my

ze that I'm older than he is? For God's sake I almost became his mother-in-law, there was supposed to be