Willis: A Short Story

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A middle aged white man was sitting in his office; doing paperwork as usual. His boss comes running in ranting and raving about how his paperwork was once again incorrect. He works for a high end law firm “Willis and Willis”. He sighs at him but continues working. Just waiting for five to roll around so he can go home. His attitude became worse when he began to think about how he would only get nagged on by his wife and kids when he got home. He dreaded going to work and he dreaded going home because it was a never ending agony for him. He didn’t like being around people; anyone for that matter.
Edsel couldn’t understand when, why, or how his life had changed; how he himself had changed. As a child Edsel was kind, outgoing, and playful. He

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