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Submitted to Contest #110
TW: substance abuse, goreOrville Ballard sat in his usual booth at the Sunny Side Diner, nestled in a far corner. The cracked vinyl seat covers poked through his khaki pants and into the backs of his legs. He shifted, but there was no safe space on the seat cushion. The vinyl creaked with his movement. Sitting before him on the table was an off-white mug filled with coffee. Steam rose from the mug in soft curls that disappeared almost instantly. With weathered fingers, Orville picked up a creamer and pulled back the foil lid. He poured ...
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