Migina leaned on the shop counter and flipped through the catalog. She'd hired a carpenter to build countertops in the bathroom next week, but she hadn't decided what to do with the actual bedroom yet.

"We have a very nice suite collection. It's new," the salesman suggested, motioning to the glossy pages she flipped past.

"I don't need a new bedroom. I already have one. And I have a sitting room," she added, before he could suggest it.

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