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Copyright© 2024 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 30
There are ‘facts of life,’ and there are ‘facts of life.’ The United States of America has their ‘facts’ ... North Africa has theirs. In his North African country, when you’re bought, you stay bought or you’re dead.
When the under secretary was young ... in his village school ... he had excelled. His excellence had been noticed by ‘certain wealthy individuals’ ... and one of those individuals had taken the young man under his wing ... so to speak. Suddenly, his further education had been taken care of. He found himself in college ... the first. His village was proud. Even the headman was proud.
The young man was ‘westernized.’ Suits ... ties ... clean white shirts ... politics ... women. Ah ... the women. The farther up the political ladder he climbed, the lighter their skin.
His benefactor shared his wealth ... his women.
His son.
His son was near to the villagers age and they became not exactly friends.
The political friend understood.
He understood that some women take time to become acclimated. Some few never did ... and those few disappeared. One of the North African ‘facts of life.’
What the under secretary really wanted was to take Alice out to sea and drown her ... He wished it.
Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
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