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Submitted to Contest #267
TW: Drunk driving reference. “Gonna be a big storm this afternoon,” Big Jim mumbled in his thick voice, pausing to swipe his forearm over his brow before going back to mucking out the stall. It wasn't even 9 o'clock yet, but the heat was radiating up from the scorched ground. I rolled my eyes at him, but I made sure his back was turned to me first. I was raised to act respectful towards adults, even if I didn't always feel it had been earned. And at 17 years old, I figured I was practically an adult myself. The world was laid out before me l...
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