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I knoorth at the moment And it’s not justIt’s the money I stole before I left When they realize what I’ve done, they’ll stop at nothing to find me

Sing, I realize I need to get back totins of fruit and vegetables, I grip the cart and head toward the checkout

“You okay, ray-haired man ears a friendly smile

“I’ with the cash

“Your knuckles are white and you look like a deer in the headlights You sure you don’t need any help?”

“I’e I have six dollars left I’ll have to dip into the stolen as

“Have a candy cane,” he says, adding it to roceries “My treat”

“Thank you,” I choke out, appreciating his kindness I’m not used to men like him, ant to make my world a sweeter place

As I leave the grocery store, my heart drops

The lot is empty, but the back door ofto slip on the icy pave lot Terror rises inside of round, tears filling my eyes

Everything has been riffled though My bag of shoes is e boots stick out of the brokenlike a sore thumb

I unlock the car, , and fearfully conclude that whoever broke into this car found everything Took everything