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Submitted to Contest #265
Birthday Surprise Barbara swallowed the lump in her throat. She sat in silence. Wondering where she went wrong. They were happy once, in love. When had it changed? How had they drifted so far? Garth turned on his emergency lights as he pulled in front of the Greyhound station. Barbara said, “I can cancel the trip.” Garth kept his face neutral when he said, “Why would you do that?” “So we could spend my birthday ...
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