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Submitted to Contest #337
When Anabel started going to Covenant Christian School, everyone—his close friends, that is—called him Nicky. His teachers called him Nick except for one time at lunch when he was mixing uneaten puddings with leftover french fries on a discarded plate. Then Mrs. Sanders yelled out “Nicholas! Stop that right now!” Anabel did not call him Nicky for two years. Sometimes she would pause after saying his name “Hey, Nick…” as if she were contemplating adding on the -y that symbolized another level of intimacy. But for two years, she held back. She...
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