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Submitted to Contest #240
Business at the shop will be slow. After a long, cold winter, this is the first warm spring day we’ve had, and people are wasting no time getting outdoors to enjoy it. Through the picture window, I see everyone in a good mood, laughing and talking as they go by in shorts and T-shirts. And once again, I am stuck inside, watching the clock. I was settling in for a long day when the bell above the door rang. I perked up as an adorable young man entered. Smiling brightly, he was the picture of health and full of life. Offering a friendly greetin...
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