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Two Weeks, Wrong City
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They let both options pass. The bus left without Mara. The night train left without Theo. They booked two cheap rooms at a hostel by the station and agreed to wait it out together, one day at a time. "This is crazy," Mara said in the hallway. "Completely," Theo agreed, and neither of them stopped smiling.
The trains never did get fixed that week, so they both missed their chances. Mara lost the audition slot. Theo lost the job. They sat on a bench, broke and laughing. "Worst two weeks ever," Theo said. Mara leaned on his shoulder. "Best ones too." They decided to start over, in a brand new city, side by side.
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