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Submitted to Contest #261
The incessant rain bounced off his casket as they lowered him into the earth. There was hardly anyone at the funeral. Only his parents, his sisters, and I were in attendance. I wasn’t his girlfriend, or even his friend, for that matter. We were just co-workers. He was nothing more than a mere acquaintance, yet his passing hit me as though I had lost one of my own.When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, I thought I would be out of a job. The pandemic was sending everyone home, and I assumed I would follow suit. I found out soon enough that would n...
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