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Submitted to Contest #145
“Hey Arthur, you're gonna come to the arcade tonight?” Arthur’s friends called out to him as he stumbled out his classroom door, struggling to put on his backpack. He turned away from them and started rapidly walking down the hall, as fast as he could without getting in trouble with a passing teacher. “Sorry guys! I have plans! Maybe Saturday!” He called over his shoulder just before getting out of earshot. He faced forward just in time to narrowly dodge someone coming the other way. “Sorry!” He called out to them, not even stopping to see...
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