Three Amazing Things About You
“Some were still in the shopping village, looking to buy last-minute items, but the crowds were thinning out now and the stallholders were beginning to pack up.
‘Right, quick, I need a present for my next-door neighbour.’ The middle-aged woman in the too-tight pink fleece was clearly in a hurry. ‘I forgot it’s her birthday, and she’ll be there when we get home. What have you got for around a tenner?’ ‘Ooh . . .’ Flo scanned the items she’d been selling all day. ‘How about one of those mirrored p...hoto frames?’ ‘Too glitzy.’ The woman grimaced and shook her head. ‘She only likes boring things. Her house is kind of beige.’ ‘Well, we have these.’ Holding up a notebook with an embossed cream cover and silver-edged pages, Flo said, ‘Beige enough?’ ‘Not sure about the silver . . . Ah, that’ll do, I’ll have one of those.’ The woman had spotted a stack of pale grey tea towels on one of the tables. ‘Can you quickly gift-wrap it? Make it look a bit more expensive?’ ‘Erm . . .MoreLess
‘Right, quick, I need a present for my next-door neighbour.’ The middle-aged woman in the too-tight pink fleece was clearly in a hurry. ‘I forgot it’s her birthday, and she’ll be there when we get home. What have you got for around a tenner?’ ‘Ooh . . .’ Flo scanned the items she’d been selling all day. ‘How about one of those mirrored p...hoto frames?’ ‘Too glitzy.’ The woman grimaced and shook her head. ‘She only likes boring things. Her house is kind of beige.’ ‘Well, we have these.’ Holding up a notebook with an embossed cream cover and silver-edged pages, Flo said, ‘Beige enough?’ ‘Not sure about the silver . . . Ah, that’ll do, I’ll have one of those.’ The woman had spotted a stack of pale grey tea towels on one of the tables. ‘Can you quickly gift-wrap it? Make it look a bit more expensive?’ ‘Erm . . .MoreLess
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