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Vera Kurt

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Privileged Sunrise

Vera Kurt

Submitted to Contest #186

- “Privileged sunrise”. How can I help you? - Hi, I would like to get one of your insurances or something… - Sure, sir. We in “Privileged sunrise” are ready to introduce to you our 7 types of insurance products according to your personal needs. - Why do you say “we”? Is there someone else who is eavesdropping on us? - No, sir. “We” represents the collective spirit of “Privileged sunrise” and makes each of us contribute more to the achievement of our goals. - Ok, back to the essence. I kinda need some general insurance, you know, ...

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Off my chest

Vera Kurt

Rachel and I have a stupid habit to get our picture taken everytime I go on a business trip for longer than two weeks. I have to leave tonight right after dinner with our friend, Stan.“At the restaurant? With a suitcase?” Stan shook his head reproachfully. “How come she hasn’t left you yet?” he made fun of me again.“You know I hate it but for now my job is like this. My floor in the office is like a ghost town, only every now and then you see people with suitcases wandering the hall, looking at their watches, calculating if they can have ano...

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Tipsy reader

Vera Kurt

I have to meet her in 45 minutes. Today I’m lucky because there is no one here. Not even that nerd who stays working on his papers till the closing time. He knows I can’t kick him out, so to get on my nerves, he raises exactly 3 minutes before 8 p.m, passes beside me to the door with a smug smirk. “Hey, I’m just legitimately using my 3 more minutes in the library, there is nothing you can do about it,” I bet that’s what he thinks. The sick nerd has control over me.But today I can close even earlier, to make myself some extra time in a sweet ...

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Five-star plan

Vera Kurt

Submitted to Contest #141

Oh man, it’s 7:30 a.m, I’m unemployed and it’s December 25th, for god sakes, who could that be?! Still in the dark, I reach for my phone. Screen light burns my eyes and I see “Boss” in the middle of it. Shit, what does he need! He fired me a week ago, giving me a short notice as a Christmas present. Did that jerk change his mind? Let’s see what this is about. -Hello, - I let out a dry moan. -Hey, I hope you still remember me, - the idiot tried to make a joke, -I know you are not a part of the team anymore but I have something interesting for...

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