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Submitted to Contest #280
“Tony, where are my keys at?” she yelled. “You know I can’t be late again; can’t afford to be written up when bonus season is coming.” My own damn fault I guess; I really need to get some of this clutter off the counter. But only off the counter; she never did like parting from her possessions. Even catalogs mailed to her felt valuable. They had her name on it which made them hers to have. She kept checking her usual spots, not bothering to wait for a response from Tony. If the patron saint of lost things ever did personally respond to her, ...
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