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“Can I have it, Mum?”
“Sorry honey,” she says. “Maybe next time. We need to buy something for dinner.”
He puts the book back.
“Perhaps I’ll find it in the library,” he says, jotting the details in his notebook. She can hear he’s disappointed, but he doesn’t argue. He’s a good boy.
“Let’s go,” she says.
“Haven’t you forgotten something?” the bookshop owner calls.
Guilt sweeps over her. She turns.
The kind faced woman is holding the book her son was looking at. She hands it to Jon.
“It’s an investment. Something tells me you’ll grow into a good customer.”
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A 100 word story written by Bruce Arbuckle, inspired by the random word prompt “buy”
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