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Blood Or Tears
"How did yesterday go?" Susan asked Jake over breakfast the next day.
Jake shook his head. "Not so good."
"What happened?"
"No one wanted to go through my application. They kept saying there was no vacancy." He sighed. "I fear that soon, I'll be a burden to you. When a man like me lives with someone and is unable to make a contribution, he feels it, and..." He couldn't finish his words.
Susan and Beatrice had their gaze on him.
"I just—I'll do anything to prove I'm not a failure," he said. "However difficult, I'm teachable, so I'm willing to learn."
Susan didn't want to say it, but today, he would get the opportunity he wished for. He would get a job.
"Well, try again," Susan said. "Hope you don't think of quitting?"
"No." He shook his head.
"Good. Life can be frustrating. Even with certain privileges, it sure tends to throw the monsters our way. You're resilient enough. I'm sure what you want, you'll get."
"Thanks."
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