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The Letter

Penny was new to the neighborhood. Completely alone. She didn’t know anyone or where anything was. She was a little scared. She had been there for 5 days and hadn’t left the house. She wanted to get out and explore but she was afraid she’d get lost or run into some lunatic. Every day she told herself she would go out, if just for a little while. Yet she was still here. She was on the verge of tears when she saw the mailman walk up to the door and put something into her mail box. Normally that wouldn’t be a strange thing, but noone knew she lived there. She hadn’t even transferred anything yet. Not like there was anything to transfer anyway. She stood at the corner of her window and watched as he got into the mail truck and drove away. Slowly she opened the door and peaked around the corner to make sure noone was watching, then she quickly stepped out and peered into the mail box. It was one single envelope. Slowly she opened the door and peaked around the corner to make sure noone was watching.

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