NOT AS IT SEEMS
Author: Liam Michael
last update2025-02-10 14:29:38

Alvin's heart ached as he watched the sheer amount of groceries wasted on the floor. Even if he currently had money, he had been someone used to being broke, so waste of any kind was not acceptable to him. He sighed deeply and turned to Martha.

“Do you guys have the card I gave Leah? Where is it?” He whispered, driving out of the mini mart/ one stop shop.

“Yes, it's with me.” Tiffany said, bringing it out of the pouch strapped to her waist.

“How much was spent?” Alvin asked, but everyone kept quiet.

“What's wrong? Why is no one answering my question?”

“Um, we used around eight hundred thousand dollars. Things like bags of rice, sugar, flour, potatoes, beans, soy beans, oil, soft drinks, cartons of processed food, and other bulky things have been sent home through the express delivery company. We bought them first. Sam would be outside the gate waiting to let them in. We did it this way to reduce the bulk. The price was so high because we only bought premium ingredients. And
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