CHAPTER 5When Alhaja stepped out of her car at Sweet Sensation, Wura for the twentieth time that day gazed at her aunt in admiration.
This woman get taste sha! Wura thought to herself as she assessed Alhaja’s outfit and accessories.
Alhaja wore a long, yellow silk kaftan with elaborate embroidery on the front and on the sleeves. Her braided hair was tied in an elegant bun on top of her head. The hairstyle was deliberate. With her hair pulled away from her face, her earrings were conspicuous: golden chandelier-style earrings, which looked specially crafted and nothing like the costume jewelry Wura was used to buying on her student budget. This was the real deal, and although the metal weighed down Alhaja’s ear considerably, she did not seem to care.
The decorative pattern on the earrings
