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Submitted to Contest #99
Bodil admires the slight tan she has achieved as she stretches her long, slim arms up towards the branches of the apple tree. A dappled shade flickers across the perambulator parked beside her as little Pamela lies sleeping, her blanket clutched tightly in one podgy fist. She had so desperately wanted to make a good first impression when Charles had been hired by the school to join the mathematics department. Now the academic year is over, she can enjoy some peace in the school grounds. Bodil is painfully aware she hasn't helped her ...
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