Coaxing Her Back
Gold City was vast, but its social circles were small.
Yet, Christine and I never met.
One afternoon, I happened to see their daughter, Alicia, at a buffet restaurant.
She was hiding behind an artificial rock decoration and eating a tub of ice cream.
She looked like an adorable squirrel with how she was stuffing her cheeks.
I stopped in my tracks without thinking and found it impossible to tear my eyes away.
A moment later, I heard Christine calling out her name.
Alicia heard Christine too, and she widened her eyes in panic, unsure of what to do as she clutched the tub of ice cream.
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