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A Simple Conversation
“So what do you do?”
“I’m an office manager.”
“Oh yeah? Where at?”
“Franklin and Sons. We make and sell those car freshener’s that you hang off your review mirror.”
“Like the pine trees?”
“Yeah, like the pine trees. It’s pretty dull work really, just making sure that people are working when they’re supposed to and doing what they’re supposed to. I always imagined that I would be doing something nobler with my life, but things just didn’t work out that way.”
“I know what you mean. I never imagined being an unmarried mother of three working as a waitress, but this is where life led me, so I try to make the best of it you know?”
“Yeah.”
“More coffee?”
“Please. So what did you want to be when you were a kid?” Continue reading
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