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Submitted to Contest #42
A lonely fly frantically buzzes across the entire cafe. Even the sounds of nu-jazz and heated conversations can't keep Chris from focusing on it. He doesn't like bugs, as most people do, but loud and annoying ones get on his nerves more than any. Attentively tracking their movement and waiting for the chance to finally shut them up is one of the few ways in which he's willing to waste his time.He doesn't have anything better to do, after all. The man finds sitting on his smartphone in social spaces crass, and a cafe usually isn't the place t...
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