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We still live in the little ranch house Tommy and I bought together in our mid-20s. It’s old now, and the paint on the porch is flaking.
The back door squeaks like it’s groaning in protest every time we open it.
After losing my office job, I remember sitting in the breakroom that last day, sipping watered-down coffee and staring at the cardboard box they’d handed me.
There was no notice, just a handshake and a “best of luck.”
With no savings left and no college degree, I took what I could get. That’s how I ended up behind register four. I’m not proud of it, it’s not my dream job, but I’m not ashamed either.
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