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todiscoverthegiftaheadoftime,soshe’dkept
ithiddenatworkuntiltoday.Afemalecolleague
workingatthesamebeautysalononSzewskaStreet
jokedthatthecognacmusthavebeenabribeshe’d
receivedfromawifeofoneoftheblackmarkettraders
whotravelledfromnearandfartoundergoNiusia’s
beautytreatments–seeingasshewasthebestaround
indressingwomen’shairwithhennaandwaxing
eyebrows.
‘Tough...’Niusiathoughttoherself,wondering
whethersomeonehadstolenthebagorwhetherithad
beenkeptsafebyherdaughter’snanny.Shehoped
Madziaandthenannywerenowsafelyhome,telling
herhusbandallabouttheaccident.Althoughthatwas
unlikely–herhusbandwasmeanttobestayingbehind
lateatthesurgery,forhe’dsaidhewasgoing
tobereceivingmorepatientsthannormal.Niusiawas
alsoscheduledthateveningtoattendafashiongala
attheGrandHotelinordertopreparemodels’faces
andhairdosbeforetheywentstrollingalongthe
catwalks.
“I’msorry,butIhavetogo.Timeformetogetback
towork,”sheannounced,risingfromthehospitalbed.
Shecouldn’taffordjusttoliearoundallday.Not
whenthelatestPolishFashioncollectionsweredue
togoonshowattheGrandinacoupleofhours.She’d
promisedherbossshewoulddoallthemakeupand
hairandhadboughtsomeneweyelinerpencils
especiallyfortheoccasion.Thiswassoshecould
emphasisethemodels’beautifuleyes.
Niusiawaslookingforwardtoseeingallthatseason’s
latestfashionsondisplay,havingheardnewminiskirt
andjacketdesignsbasedonthosebyCocoChanel
wereduetobeputonshow.Shewashopingtopick
upsomeclothesforherselfdirectlyfromthe
