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I Did It Only to Annoy Her
My stubbornness started a ridiculous argument and led to the most unexpected date of my life.
“Give me that!” she yelled.
“No,” I said.
“Give it, or I’ll take it. That one is mine.”
“It’s not. I picked it up, and now it’s mine unless I decide to put it down again. Which I’m not going to do.”
“Why’s that? If you don’t like it, then why take it?”
“Because of you. I’ll buy this shirt, and then I’ll give it to one of the homeless outside and be happy that I’d helped one in need and annoyed you at the same time.”
With that, I turned around and walked up to the register.
What a nerve some people have.
She followed me outside. I looked down the street.
At the corner, a few homeless people were sitting together. I walked toward them.
“Hi there. I’ve bought this shirt, but I thought if any of you could use it, I would be happy to give it away.”
They looked at me like I was a beggar trying to scam them.
“Did you bring it with you from home, woman? It sure doesn’t look like something we wear in…
