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Submitted to Contest #2
Chucky, Cathy and I are gazing out of the kitchen window on a misty evening in late Autumn. We are expecting daddy to come walking down the street at any moment. I, in particular, await anxiously for his arrival because of what happened in school that day. The air is thick with the scent of ozone mixed with fresh putty. The maintenance man used the putty to seal the gaps around the window frame the day before. The rain starts as a drizzle but the streets are wet immediately. The car's headlights reflect a glossy shine on the wet asphalt...
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