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Submitted to Contest #151
“Watch your step.”Harry jumped, nearly dropping his briefcase. Turning to see what he had thought was just a cardboard cutout next to the turnstyle was an actual living person. A ticketmaster, adorned in perfect navy blue suit and cap, stood a foot away from Harry, his brilliantly white teeth shining in a wide grin.Harry did not smile back. Mouth slightly agape, he stared at the, quite literally, picture perfect man. He wasn’t sure if the stranger was an actual subway operator, or maybe just some stunt set up by a group of punks with hidden ...
If you were here, you might figure it out. You might see the puzzle piece that I do not, and you’d have left by now; gotten back to your home that you might pet your dog and feed your cat and hug your kids and kiss your partner. You might already be sitting down for a home cooked dinner, thinking about how peaceful it is to sit and hear all the noise and be away from the space without it.But, you are not me, and I hope you never are. I wish I wasn’t me, and I wish I wasn’t here, but I find that wishes are only as good as the hands behind the...
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