CHAPTER TEN

TADE

Tade waved at the security officer as she drives into the parking lot of Sunrise Mall, it's been two years since she discovered Pheecoz Beauty Salon, their customer's service, neatness, specialty in all styles, and the fact that the salon is mostly patronized by celebrities, made her choose the Salon as her final bus stop. For Tade, the primary reasons for going to the salon on a Friday can only be to get the right connections and get explicit celebrity gist. Getting her hair done is just secondary. If the gist being shared is juicy, Tade doesn't mind to voluntarily swap her turn with another customer just to buy more time to enjoy whatever topic of discussion it is in the gossip mill to the end. As a regular, she enjoys the privilege of not even booking ahead before fixing an appointment, Tade walks in brightly into the salon, and rather than the usual busy state of the salon, she is welcomed by serenity and some free-spirited attendants.

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