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Weekly Contest #219
Harold held his hat while he wiped the sweat from his brow. He hated this time of day. He’d asked if he could clean this area at the beginning of his shift, but they said no. Dipping the mop into the bucket, he took a long, deep breath. “Evening Harold. Unnerved today, aren’t they?” shouted his colleague, who was mopping at the other end. “Yes, very”, Harold replied, tipping his cap. Bit more than unnerved, Harold thought to himself. He could see them all, huddled together, and the hairs stood up on the back of his neck. ...
Weekly Contest #26
The interviewer was nervous. She twitched and fidgeted while having one last look at her questions in the minutes before it began. ‘Relax’ I told her. ‘I’m not like the others.’By others, I meant my family. She had interviewed all of them several times, individually and together. In fact, she was the only one they would give interviews to. But she had never interviewed me. She hadn’t seen me since I was a chubby toddler, still blissfully unaware. Nobody had seen me except a close group including Nannies, teachers and a few other kids at my ‘...
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