2022-01-11 08:12:34Melissa and Isabel meet at the Ramos Supermarket bakery. They order cheese bread and black coffee and choose a two-seater table to sit on.
"The next issue of Maggiezine will feature my latest chapter." Isabel informs with a proud smile, "I hope my fans like it."
"Oh, of course, we will!" Melissa nods and takes a bite of one of the buns, "So, what do you plan on doing?"
"I finished my typing course last year." Isabel takes a sip of her coffee, "Harold is amazed at my ability. He wants to learn too."
"You're never too old to learn. How old is he?"
"Sixty-three," Isabel responds.
Melissa widens her eyes. All this?
Isabel laughs, "Yeah, girl, how time goes by."
Melissa chews more cheese bread, "Well... I'm twenty-seven years old and I have two children, Josias is twenty-eight years old, Uélton is twenty-six... yes, time is passing."
"That's why I want to enjoy the time I have left." Isabel adopts a decisive tone, "I h
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