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Submitted to Contest #297
I tap my screen twice. Selecting the order and opening it. Donk. Cold air. The sliding window’s door hits the ends with a noise seared like a brand into my mind. “Hi!” My voice is the best simulacrum of enthusiasm that I can muster. It’s hollow, I know my smile doesn’t meet my eyes, and as time has gone on I’ve started to pitch my voice up too high to be welcoming, it’s edging on accusatory now. Unfair to the entirely placid woman sitting in her car across from me. To her, this is her first time having this interaction in at least a day, pro...
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