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Fraudulent Flowers For Family

I was visiting Buster at his house when the phone

rang. His sister yelled from upstairs that it was for him.

He picked up the line, and from the volume of the lady’s

voice on the other end, I knew she wasn’t happy with him,

even though I couldn’t quite tell what she was saying.

As for Buster, he was only able to complete about

half of his sentences. “Yes, but you... No of course I

wasn’t trying to... I didn’t think it mattered where I got...

What do you mean do I have a money back guarantee?

Flowers are just flowers and I don’t... What kind of

damage could a... What more do you want? You got it for
almost nothing... If you think you can bring it back in the

same condition... I know it’s been a week. But if you want

me to take it back... Oh, whatever!”

The phone on the other end of the line was slammed

down so hard that I could hear the bang clear across the

room. Buster rolled his eyes and hung up. He was beet

red, and seemed more than a little annoyed.

“So what was that all about?” I asked.

“Oh, Mrs. Skin Flint Jordell is mad at me because the

flowers I sold to her weren’t perfect.”

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