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"No this would be for clothes for me I‘d like your opinion"

Gladys smiled; her aunt could be so nice sometimes "What‘s the occasion?"

"It‘s a cocktail party My friend is organizing it for her eldest son You have ele headscarf used during the Oba‘s do for both of us"

"Oh I remember her now We didn‘t actually olden jubilee of the Nigerian Navy, where they presented a plaque to the Oba?"

"That‘s the one You couldn‘t go because an interview cah a relief as she recalled that she no longer had to hunt through the job ads in newspapers or spend hours to adjust her resume for different positions And no ers being more interested in her clothes and her body than what she knew and could contribute to their organizations She caught herself in time to hear the tail end of her aunt‘s speech

"should enjoy this one"

"Sorry, I didn‘t get what you just said My attention wandered for a moment"

"Are you distracted by your new job already?" Her aunt looked at her fondly and continued "Atinuke has invited both of us for the cocktail party, and it‘s for the second Saturday in May I said I was sure you would enjoy it"

"Will there be young people there?" She asked because the last time she went out with her aunt and some of her friends was not a very happy ot annoyed at her answers or ignored her totally; there‘d been no cohed, "You‘re worried you‘ll be bored like the last time Like I said, it‘s in honor of her son who just returned fro his doctorate So I‘m sure there‘ll be quite a few of his own friends there of sian to sort the few clothes in her closet "What‘s the dress code?"

"Atinuke is so of a stickler and it‘s at the Ocean View Restaurant, so probably classy" Her aunt began tosuitable?"