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Submitted to Contest #15
We all know how this goes. We've seen it in the movies, we've watched it on television. We know how the story is going to end pretty much as it's beginning. We're human. We take a position at the start of the story, knowing exactly what we would do if this was happening in our lives and as we eat our popcorn or drink our wine, it is will full resolve that we profess with extreme righteousness exactly what we would do. Until it really happens to you.The scene is always the same, just the characters change. It's a pristine clean hospita...
It was all going so smoothly. She whisked herself around the floor almost effortlessly, like she was gliding on a cloud...if a cloud could hold you, which I'm almost certain it could not.I thought she looked well put together, especially for this hour of the morning on a Tuesday. Even in a simple pair of sweatpants with an over sized shirt, tussled hair and no make-up, there was a certain natural beauty to her. She was talking the whole time, to an audience that couldn't possibly be less interested in what she was saying. It didn't seem to...
If I hadn't been sitting outside in my car, observing things from a distance, I think I would have hugged them both. At the very least, offered them a few kind words. Either way, from my vantage point, it looked like they could both use it.Although they were young, both their faces were pensive. I would put them in their mid 40s, his baseball cap slightly angled to reveal a wisp of newly graying hair, her pony tail messy, but stylish. Simple silver hoop earrings. Clothing was what I like to call, "Saturday threads". Comfortable sweatshirts, ...
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