I know I am never seeing heaven. But perhaps I am already in hell – other people who stand on the right-hand side of the escalator
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All of my many off-putting traits boil down to impatience.
I stand too close to the baggage carousel. I cannot recall the last time I waited for the pedestrian light to turn green. I frequently make up outlandish calamities to skip the queue: “I’m so sorry, my puppy needs to go into emergency surgery! Can I please order my cold brew before you?”
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