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I was busy at work, scrubbing the lipstick stains from china coffee mugs, TLC replying in my head, when I heard a man clear his throat. His overly exposed eyes did not scare me, nor did his wide but bruised hands. What scared me was one, simple sentence. "excuse me miss, I just wanted to say you look beautiful today" "thank you" I should've been more polite, and I do apologize for that, but I am not beautiful.
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Mar 17, 2016
Mar 17, 2016 at 12:47 PM UTC
Busy Today
I was busy at work, scrubbing the lipstick stains from china coffee mugs, TLC replying in my head, when I heard a man clear his throat. His overly exposed eyes did not scare me, nor did his wide but bruised hands. What scared me was one, simple sentence. "excuse me miss, I just wanted to say you look beautiful today" "thank you" I should've been more polite, and I do apologize for that, but I am not beautiful.
alyssa-torres
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Mar 17, 2016
Mar 17, 2016 at 12:47 PM UTC
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