BLACK AND BLUE
Author: Olowoyo David
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It’s Monday. Liam walks into the sitting room, clutching a black briefcase. He is wearing a blue suit, a black hat and a pair of black shoes. He sees Margaret, Owen and Emilia. Owen and Emilia are dressed in black suits and pairs of black shoes. Owen is Liam’s first child. He is fair-skinned and he is a carbon copy of his father. Emilia, on the other hand, is the second born. She is fair-complexioned, beautiful and her mum's favorite. Owen was very jealous because everyone loved Emilia so much, including their grandparents. Liam is an orphan who lost both of his parents in a plane crash some years ago. His parents had gone for a seminar in the United Kingdom because they were professors and lecturers.

Liam was orphaned at five. As the only child of his late parents, Liam’s uncle took up the responsibility of taking care of him. He sent Liam to university. Liam graduated from university and became an architect. He is very rich too, thou
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