Diamond didn't take her car back to her neighborhood. It was simply too scary for her to do such a thing and she didn't want to see her baby getting stolen on the first day she received it.
That night, she called the landlord to inform him that she would be moving out earlier than expected. The landlord promised to stop by the next morning to check the house and determine whether her security deposit should be given back or not.
At the same time, she also called a friend of hers who lived in the same neighborhood and had been looking for cheaper furniture. It wasn't easy to buy new as it was expensive.
The friend was very excited and promised to stop by the next day as well as she was working a night shift.
Diamond slept peacefully and without a single worry.
The next morning, the first person who came was the friend that Diamond called the previous day. Her name was Alice, and she was around twenty-three years old.
She recently finished her studies, and she also found a job that paid well. As an independent young woman, she was renting a room, and it needed some furniture.
"Since you are moving out, why do you need to sell everything? Isn't it good to take everything with you?" Alice asked in wonder.
She knew the type of job Diamond did, and she doubted if she could afford something brand new for another house at this stage.
Diamond wasn't willing to expose herself so early, so she chuckled lightly and answered, "Don't worry about that. I have the other side sorted out. Just tell me whether you want it or not."
Alice didn't know what was happening with Diamond, but the other was very serious about selling everything. She was also tempted as Diamond's property was well maintained and she was someone that she knew and trusted as well.
"I want it, so how much are you selling it for?" Alice rubbed her hands anxiously.
She had a budget, and she prayed seriously that she wouldn't get overcharged.
Diamond wanted to get rid of the furniture as fast as she could and she also didn't want to make things difficult for Alice, so she lowered the price for everything. After all, she bought them second-hand and not brand new.
"For everything, just give me A$3,000," she gave Alice an answer.
Alice was dumbfounded when she heard this quoted price. It wasn't that it was high, but it didn't seem fair at all. After all, she had been searching for property for a very long time now.
"Are you sure? Isn't your price a bit low?" Alice was very worried about Diamond; she didn't want her to give away her property at such a low price, just because they knew each other.
"You are a friend, so consider this a family discount!" Diamond joked as she was in a good mood.
Alice wasn't going to persuade Diamond twice; it was simply unfavorable to her and she didn't have money to give out if the price increased.
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