Lightning in My Pocket
The party was three blocks away – loud music and people who'd been cool longer than I'd been anything at all – and I couldn't make myself go. I sat on the edge of the creek instead...
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The party was three blocks away – loud music and people who'd been cool longer than I'd been anything at all – and I couldn't make myself go. I sat on the edge of the creek instead...
The iPhone 14 Pro Max lay at the bottom of the pool like a drowned artifact, its sleek black case mocking me from three feet under. I'd only had it for two months. Only two months ...
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