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Submitted to Contest #300
James sat on a bar stool at the old Alexei Bar and - sometimes - club. He twirled an unlit cigarette between his middle and index finger, chewing anxiously on his bottom lip. Thoughts of what he did last week…and last night swirled in a pattern of agony repeatedly in his mind. He had long hopes about his family and his image, and whether or not they would come to terms with what had happened and how inescapable it all truly was. They had known his behavior in the past, they had understood exactly the type of person he had always been. He hop...
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