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Submitted to Contest #36
This is based on actual events in my life, so I have changed some of the names and places to protect the innocent. So, read and enjoy.It was late February, 1977, I was in high School and living with my family in Brooklyn, New York. I was sitting on my bed doing my math homework but was having some difficulty with one of the problems. I thought, I should call my friend and classmate Erica for help. Now, Erica was a bit off, but we were still pretty good friends. We worked through the math problem together, and after a few minutes we were conf...
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