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Submitted to Contest #17
The dining room was full of laughter as the family passed around plates of food. The mother had made a mother-watering meal that the kids would no doubt enjoy. As the kids sat down, the mother raised her hand, stopping them. “Not yet, we are still waiting on my friend.” The kids groaned with displeasure, they really didn’t want to wait. It looked so good, and the steam rising from their plates was enough to make them drool. “Maybe, um, she’s running late.” The son said. “Yeah, “ the daughter pitched in, “Or maybe she can’t make it. It’d be a...
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