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Patrick

I’ don Gainesville There isn’t much to see The town is small, and the don area is really only one street with at hts Yet, I can see the s to and fro below The woh heels, while the men stride confidently in their suits

But the truth is that I haven’t been to a bar in over a year Ever since I o out, period I go to work, and then co off to sleep Rinse and repeat, over and over again

It’s pathetic After all, I’hteen year old girl How did this happen?

But that’s the probleh it shouldn’t have, for a hter She’s only eighteen She hadn’t finished high school e met She was at Lancaster that day in order to participate in Take Your Daughter To Work Day The reasons to leave her alone were numerous, and after our sensational tryst, I forced myself not to call her

It was hard Many times, I would si the melodious tones of her voice In my mind’s eye, I could see the sparkle in her eye, and the lusciousness of her curves as she took ain, and then s up at me sweetly once ere done

Which is why I can’t get her out oflike a monk for the past year No woman compares to Penny, and I’m prepared to die a slow death from my unrequited passion

Suddenly, a voice crackles on the interco me

“Mr Lancaster, you have a guest Should I send them up?”

“Yes,” I bark I slump back on the couch, exhausted It’s probablywell in Gainesville, and o to lend a hand in the company’s expansion He’s practically retired, but he still retains the title of Executive Chair into work each day to chat with the staff He doesn’t doat a desk, just like old times

I lie there like a slug, waiting for a knock on the door It comes in about five minutes, and I heaveit

“Hey Dad—”