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e s

d into an unpleasant pout and my bac

ted my head to the left and that was when I noticed that my b

d the smell of fried eggs

ed in, the fact that my life has already hit the deepest of

sighed so much that I think my shoulders are

had to take care of my growing hunger be

ll my feet could barely touch the controls, and

d to think about my life. I desisted from such th

otionally. So, I might have gotten into an acc

, I took another

ought and after that, I t

ha was

ng about is causing me unnecessary pain. In some sense, I

more dangero

oring the danger I was puttin

osition after I showed up to work at a super e

ay, I was dry-humping one of the shelves in the li

eep plunging myself into, it is clear

I do with

aby whale. Distress overpowered me and the sides of my eyes

rted to itch. They started to ache, almost as th

rying. I have shed so many tears in the p

dragged me out of my little drama. I looked up and

a... yea

t with waved at me so much that the fr

e control and lo

disappeared when he saw that some tears had managed

got rid of the evidence that I was

ou back so soon? W

too late to hide wha

e little mass of hair blocking his view, a

a second to appreciate my ability to

tic smile and reminded myself to stop giv

sandwich, looked ahead at the plain white wall

and I felt the impac

..” he

ll drunk me apparently is, Rose or whoever she chooses to be.” I replied to him wit

nd of fed u

continued, “Okay, Grace. Why are you b

g wheel. I don’t know what irritated me all of a

let it out. That lengthy breath I just took is p

nd I glanced at David who was yet to say a word. His worri

s silence was starting to make me regre

a ‘are you kidding me?’ look and reached for anothe

these days. There is this laziness-flu in town and let me let you into a secret...” He pushed his ha

ay such foolish t

ve been doing that for some weeks now. And in addition to that, I have been exh

u need

settled the untouched bread back into the bag. A bab

, his cologne hitting my nose. He smelt very manl

ny given opportunity, I hardly

h something that will make you laugh. What do you say?

l I was seated well, I looked u

want to go

.. walking does help cl

doing that. “What are you still doing here? I thought you would have l

pressed into a thin line as I dashed him an apologetic look. “I

saying this. But I am

did not have

I was c

u would have probably sat here all day

it I would do,” I replied, feeling a bit happ

locked it, after ensuring I

rk right now?” I asked a few se

. For about six months now, I have been

went from excited to way less excited within a very short span. As if

is silly yet fun thing I do when I am bored. I look at the sky on cloudy days and re

“There’s no way that’s true.” It w

, on a certain day, I saw a very happy donkey posi

shook his head in the

t is a m

t. Is it th

even let me fini

n me, my eyes immediatel

gave a short laugh

elieve you

y it...” His index fingers pointed in m

e crept into my mind, I laughed some more, gaining looks from people passing us. David j

. “Cloud reading is a great way

an end and I ca

nt sky, I saw that there were a lot of clouds,

a paper flew to my fa

m my face and was about to throw it into a nearby bin wh

ght my a

ser and looked into the paper.

id. “And I need a job. This is good. I can g

dded at his question. “You used to work at a publishi

t a terri

ose to walk into any publishing house right now. And I a

that I am easily discussing something thi

ualification? Publishing houses would die to have you work with

tly where I worked, I frowned a

an didn’t stutter. “It had the name

ctually. They were part of the employee packages we

in my righ

distraction. And, hooking up with men isn’t exactly that much of a decent distraction. Besides, my reason for being dismissed

. So when is the int

ow,

you get interviewed

the paper.

ow how to take

ng at the park.” I looked up at h

, I guess babysitting shoul

id, “This should go wel

grabbed my hand, and suggested