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46 - A Friend In Me
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2021-04-17 09:12:30As it turned out, Candy was pretty much the nicest person I could have ever encountered. She had been abused by her step-father and ran away to escape it. We ended up having a lot in common and I did my best to help her around the house.
I wasn’t much of a cook, but she showed me a couple of basics. After a few days, she asked if I wanted to stay longer.
“I didn’t have any ID or working papers when I started at the diner. The owner, Cal, he’s real nice, doesn’t ask a lot of questions as long as you show up on time and do your job. Want me to ask if he’d hire you to wash dishes and bus tables? We actually had someone quit last week.”
I thought on that. I wasn’t the washing dishes type and I wasn’t sure how well I would do having a “boss&rdq
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