“Him and Grams opened the inn almost fifty years ago, and have built a business from the ground up. Never had any help. And now it’s like all his hard work is being ripped from him. He feels helpless. Hell, I feel helpless. Everything is falling apart. It seems like every time I fix one thing, something worse breaks.” It feels strange to open up to her like this, but it also feels right. “So that’s why you joined the competition… For the prize money?” She looks at me compassionately. The unshed tears clinging to her lashes begin to fall. She’s realizing that it isn’t just “some” competition
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