On this day off, I decided to go to the mall. I wanted to go out. I usually get day offs on Wednesdays and on all my day offs I just sleep because I was so tired. It wasn't any different now but I needed to enjoy myself. I was going out with my mom as she too got her day offs on Wednesdays.
We went to the mall on Henny Street which was the street that I worked on. We walked around the mall awe-struck at its grandeur. The country had three malls and it was my first time in one of them. I never entered one because I usually shop at the outlet malls that sold clothes at a discount. The malls in Nisean weren't expensive but they weren't cheap either. It seems they were built for the rich, though many poor people shop there.
After admiring the mall we started shopping. I bought clothes, bags and shoes for work and leisure. This experience of shopping in a mall was to me a treat unto myself and my mom. It made me feel wealthy shopping for more than one outfit. I now had the money to spend on myself, though I saved more.
Following our shopping spree, we went to one of the fast food restaurants in the mall. We seldomly ate fast food as my mom preferred to cook. According to her buying fast food regularly instead of cooking will make her broke. So this too was a treat.
As we sat eating, I looked across the eating area of the restaurant and saw my boss with a brown lady. She had long black hair and from afar she looked attractive and even model-like. I gazed at them for a few seconds and looked away quickly before his eyes met mine.
After another half an hour my mom and I exited the mall and caught a cab home.
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Bolanle
Short StoryThe story of a girl who grows up in a classist and colourist society. In her society the rich light-skins see themselves as superior to the poor black-skins. What will happen when she falls for her opposite and he falls for her?
