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I finished the run long before
Allen, and then slowed my pace to
run the last of it with him. When
he finished, I gave him a high-five
as we headed to the locker room.
“Good job, Allen,” I said.
He smiled. “Thanks.”
By the time I got home, I was
dead tired, but I didn’t have time to
rest. I had to study, get a little
sleep, and then hurry to
McDonald’s for my night cleaning
shift.
That was the hardest part of my
day. I started at ten o’clock, just as
the evening shift was finishing up.
By midnight, all the customers and
most of the crew were gone, and
by one o’clock, I was the only one
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