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Submitted to Contest #29
Sally just finished her date with her best friend’s brother. It did not go well at all, he was so quiet and awkward. No more than five words were exchanged the whole date, which lasted an excruciating two hours. They had planned on meeting in a local bar that was open until one am. The date would have gone on for even more hours if his work had not called him because they needed him to come in earlier than usual the next day. So he had left and Sally stayed , she had thought why waste a good drink. “Oh wow!” she dragged her fingers thr...
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