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Allira
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“He gave us too much, Demi. He gave us R40 000. You said you told him,” I speak with a tremulous voice, getting to my feet, panicking and Demi walks up to me and places her hands on my shoulders as I start to sweat.
“Breathe, just breathe. It’s okay,” How the hell is she saying this is okay? This is not okay. The man gave us double what we asked for.
“-No, it's not okay. You said you told him-”
“-I did. I told him my mother no longer wanted R40 000 but R20 000-”
“-Then why did he give us twenty? He must not have heard what you said. You must have not been clear enough.”
“I was clear, and he heard me. He even repeated after me, Lira. The only thing I can think of is that the money was already put together, and he forgot to take half of it out when I told him. I
