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I placed the cup of tea on top of my desk and inhaled the minty aroma. It didn't help since what I really wanted was a cup of coffee. In the end, the tea was just cold.
No amount of coddling, prodding, cajoling or begging was going to get her to change her mind. She sure was darn stubborn for a little kid. Qualities admirable in a adult, but pretty tough in a two year old.
The man look down the barrel of the rifle and into the murky light of the forest. A bear ambled across the clearing. Blocking the hunter's real target.