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R. K. Detrick

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Emily's Friend

Submitted to Contest #264

“There’ll be food and free drinks—come on, it’ll be fun!”  “…Okay.” # How is it that I’ve survived this long as such a pushover? Even in the best of circumstances—attending an event I want to be at with people I know and care about—weddings are ridiculous affairs. And this? This room full of buzzing strangers is absolute hell. But I never really could say no to Emily, my best (and possibly only) friend of over a decade. If it weren’t for her, I could probably spend the rest of my life holed up in my apartment with a good book, show, or ...

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