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Submitted to Contest #204
I didn’t mean to end up at the bar, especially not at four o’clock on a Saturday afternoon. When I walked through the doors, I steeled myself for the familiar smell of stale beer and fried food. It still made my stomach churn. When I had finally arrived in the small town of Hollow Way, Ohio earlier that day, I couldn’t make myself go to the place I had originally intended. It’s like my mind checked out and my body took over. Now, inside, I ducked my head and made a beeline for the barstools. I sat alone and ordered a water, then prom...
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