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Are You Getting My Texts
Are You Getting My Texts
He
glanced at it and chuckled under his breath. Of course he
was getting them, but if he wasn't getting them, how would
he ever be able to answer? He put the phone down and
continued on his project. He was ignoring her texts and he
planned to continue to do so.
3. There was little doubt that the bridge was unsafe. All one
had to do was look at it to know that with certainty. Yet
Bob didn't see another option. He may have been able to
work one out if he had a bit of time to think things through,
but time was something he didn't have. A choice needed
to be made, and it needed to be made quickly.
5. The alarm went off and Jake rose awake. Rising early had
become a daily ritual, one that he could not fully explain.
From the outside, it was a wonder that he was able to get
up so early each morning for someone who had absolutely
no plans to be productive during the entire day.
9. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty
cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at
a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man
and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent
imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day
would be Christmas...