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The Lovely Neighbors
Two years ago, I met Mrs. Z., about 75 years old. She lives two floors above me. She always greets me kindly and tells me stories from her life. When saying goodbye and continuing on my way, I suddenly stopped. The cloud of fragrance that Mrs. Z. carried with her captivated me. Stop! Wait! “Mrs. Z., what beautiful scent are you wearing?” “Oh dear Thea, I don’t know, but I’ll show you the bottle.” I then asked her to get the fragrance for me; she was happy about the task, and I was happy about the wonderful scent. The combination of apple and musk is wonderful.
The moral of the story is that this fragrance can be worn at any age.
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Times Change
1999. Last year of high school. Maria (name changed) from the parallel class had wealthy parents, and so she presented the bottle during the big break in the schoolyard. Wow. What an unattainable scent. My mum would have shown me a bird if I had asked for what felt like 80 DM. Her response was that I could look at the flea market.
2020. 2:30 PM. The DHL delivery person hands me a package... thanks to the Souk, the treasure now belongs to me. To the Souk. To the lovely community here and to my mum. Back then, I didn’t understand much, but today I am all the more grateful. I’m going to watch an episode of Buffy now, admire the bottle, and quietly say to myself: “now I have it too.”
