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Chapter 25: Pushing Forward
“Little doggie… little doggie!” Jake called out to Polly by the side of the street. He was a little embarrassed doing that but he did not have any choice. His job was on the line.
He walked on both sides of the street where he tossed Polly the previous day, calling out to him as he looked around. Jake knew Polly could not go very far at the condition of his leg so he was sure he was just around that area.
After sweeping the length of the street, he decided to move on to the main street next to the one he was in.
The main street was even busier. Foot traffic was heavy as it was where all sorts of merchandise were being sold on mobile stores. He suddenly felt hungry smelling all sorts of food all around.
Jake walked towards a store selling various kinds of fried food from proven (chicken skin), squid balls, fish balls, quekiam, and squid tempura. He bought a stick each of squid balls, fish balls and quekiam. He firs
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