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  "Where did you come from? And why are you not wearing your uniform?" You looked at Atlas from head to toe. "I thought you'd work at the library today."

  Atlas raised his hands. "Woah, woah. Too many questions. He smiled warmly.

  The streets were filled again with people. The town had grown a bit less gloomy than days before. Kids rode bikes, racing among their peers. There was a group of people your age doing some cool skateboard tricks beside Sammy's Sammich. Some old people are laughing and enjoying their coffee at a coffee shop. It almost felt like everything had gone back to normal.

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  "So, the answer?" You nudged Atlas.

  The answer is I skipped," Atlas said with a grin.

  "Hell no, Lucille will be pissed," you said. You remembered how Lucille repeatedly told Atlas to come to work this particular day when you were fixing the stalls a few days ago. "You promised to her, remember? Like a week ago."

  Atlas shrugged. "I had kind of done something..."

  "Just spit it out."

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