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Everything is taken care of but me

She looked around the room, with a checklist spinning in her mind. She was only going to be gone for 3 days but she wasn’t going to be in the country, so it felt longer. The birds’ water was filled to the brim. The sassy neighbourhood cat was pet. The orchid had her weekly bath. Nothing in the fridge left to go bad. Everyone was taken care of. From the window, she saw the bus approaching from around the corner. She locked the door and rushed to the bus stop. The driver slowed down as he saw her. That was the minute she remembered she forgot her backpack. She shook her head so he wouldn’t open the door and turned towards home.

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