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-68. She Deserved My Finger Wag

-68. She Deserved My Finger Wag

She stole my cactus. I caught her eye.

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Jolon Fairweather
May 09, 2025
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Jadyn’s hand rests lightly on a Pret ham and cheese sandwich — the cheese protecting the bread.
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I saw her in Pret. Not by chance.

The queue was long, but I found my way behind her.

Her faint, floral lift tickled my senses. It was soft. Clean. Like hotel soap or freshly laundered clothes.

She picked up a ham and cheese. Same as me.

Caught her eye. Casually. Waved my lunch in her direction. “Good choice.”

She smiled, stroked her sandwich. “…

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