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Weekly Contest #309
"Why?" The birthday cake was on his table. He was alone. The first time in years, he was sitting alone. Nobody was close. Family was 2,000 miles away. The floor was more comfortable than a chair. Maybe he didn't deserve the chair, maybe the floor is where he belonged. That is how he felt. His stomach was in knots; the cigarettes couldn't quench his urge for comfort or calmness. He glanced at the floor, next to his leg was a revolver. He didn't remember putting it there. He knew better though, he wasn't going that route. Was it th...
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