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A Sweet Tree

Christine Harrell

Submitted to Contest #300

A Sweet TreeThe bells dangling on the glass door chimed as Sara pushed it open and walked into Turner’s Ice Cream Parlour on the corner of 12th and Main streets. Cool air and the smell of fresh baked waffle cones rushed to greet her. Francine, the shop owner, paused and looked over her shoulder from the counter she was wiping down. She turned around and watched as Sara shuffled timidly toward the freezer case, eyeing the frozen tubs filled with assorted flavors: pistachio, rum raisin, oatmeal brown sugar cookie, strawberry, chocolate and van...

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