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Submitted to Contest #31
Going to the corner store became a daily ritual with friends over the summer. It all started when one of our friends got us all energy drinks and coffee at this store, that at the time just opened. Ever since, we went to this place so many times that if we didn't show up one day, Old Man Peter, the cashier, would ask where we were in his southern drawl and give us our usual demand for scratch tickets and candy.We would sit at the wooden bench outside drinking iced tea, soda, or iced coffee while scratching our tickets and laughing. We would ...
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