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Weekly Contest #284
Christmas Passed She arranges herself at her private table in the acclaimed brasserie that she owns, contemplating her daily indulgence, a gin martini in advance of lunch. Some tables down, intimate laughter and breathy whispers fill the air and her mind drifts to her husband, dead these past five months. She muses while sipping the drink Alfonso always mixes moments after she walks in and delivers once she makes eye contact. Some days the martini disappears before Alfonso returns to the bar. Today, more slowly. Alfonso lets her linger. The...
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