13
“I never figured you to be a coward.”
It was approaching noon when Safiya and Layla walked into the building that would be the future home of Kupendeza Scents. She ignored her friend who stomped behind her, trying to assert her point. Safiya smiled, pleasantly surprised at the progress that was being made. The mixing room was finished, and the display section was coming together nicely. The registers she’d ordered were still in their casing because the contractor had to redo the sales area again.
After she and Darius got married, he couldn’t stay away from her for so long, and she travelled with him almost everywhere. Being with him, representing him in events and sitting on boards didn’t give her much time to get started on her dream, but now she was seeing it come to life and her
