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red the store. I checked the electrical aisle. I grabbe
. An older man with a
some help?" Th
nd switches, but I don't
removed an outlet from the shelf and showed it to me, explaining everything. "T
ot about home
so. Would you like me to h
name tag. "Hi, Clarence. I'
d. "So, are you remod
ds repairs. It was cheap but needed a lot of work. I
ce chu
m self-su
ore changing outlets and switches. Yo
e. So, how long ha
people always need things for their house. Plus
friend. I bought a death trap for a house. Plus, I'm learning to rely on myself. Is that a bad thing?" I don't know why
you don't have many
but I'm wor
e young lady. If you need repair advic
. I don't want to
ools. He explained everything to me, which helped. He go
rence. You've b
ime,
y store. I needed to pick up a few items. Then I
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larence's hardware store and got o
t," Clare
ou have any doorbell
to the doorbells. I found
he house
ousins stopped trying to set
"Are your cousins s
't they ha
t to the counter. He walke
with that one girl
et som
e me his ful
bag. "Thanks for the doorbell." I left the hardw
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back, carrying a
Matt," Clare
"Let me guess. Matt told you
u and the others w
eyes and s
ought a house, needing repair
uble-take.
e, brown hair, blue
." I let o
ha
likes." I facepalmed myself,
ither knows the
ence a skep
a house, needing repairs, chances are,
to send Nora to the hardware store. First, I need to find No
my phone an
o
know where No
ell shoul
big help
or calling me. Are you s
r that,
and call
t's
cei
larious. Can you hu
t tell me. I don't want to know.
ome shack on
ped my
? Christ on a bike. I'm going
me an idea. I left the counter, going to the lighting section. I searched fo
me. "Is there a reason y
oken light fixture. Well, it's
, h
up for me." I held ou
his straight.
e to
ght that's not broken yet." Cla
ep
n breaking the
ne br
t want
might be f
counter. He rang up the lig
ere. When the person comes in t
e I lost my mind. "Markus
r only e
my best employee.
in business, but every job I applied to deny me when they found out I was gay. I met Clarence when
g down on excessive inventory. With his knowledge, we applied
your side. I couldn't ask for a better boss
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d, I searched YouTube on how to change a light switch. I did what Clarence suggested. I tur
t, pausing the video to keep up with it. Once I hooked up the switch, I put it back a
h, then figured I could do some more repairs. I sat at the table and ate
rprise! I didn't know you
a few days ago. I didn't k
a few houses d
u like to
ntered the house
much, but it's a
kno
the kitchen, runni
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I unscrewed the nut on the globe and let it drop. It fell on
rway. "Nora! Something h
ds the kitchen. She stopped w
happ
pened. I was standing he
? I don't have
ixture at the hardware store? I'll hel
you h
love to."
be right bac
thew can't get his head out of his ass, and Nora gives u
lled across the street, whis