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Better Work Stories

Dead or Alive

So I entered the house of the old lady, who no one had seen for three days. I checked all the rooms and still nothing. I opened the door to the last room, the lounge, and there she was, sitting slumped in an armchair. I walked over to her to see how cold she was. As I approached, she opened her eyes and smiled. She told me she hadn’t been able to move for three days and now she knew she’d be OK. How quickly our emotions can change. Nervous fear of the unknown, sadness at what you have found, and happiness to know your initial thoughts were so wrong.

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