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Submitted to Contest #309
I swallowed a too hot mouthful of coffee and winced as it burned a path to my already churning stomach. Rehearsed answers rolled through my mind like a teleprompter. This time, I would not blunder my way through the interview and limp away to nurse my empty heart. Returning to my deathly quiet apartment again tonight without purpose and a plan, sent a lump of concrete to my core. On the parched road ahead, a leaf swirling and skittering dangerously between cars snagged my gaze. I hunched over the steering wheel, squinted through the streaky ...
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