Curio
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Last published Thu, Feb 15, 2018
curio
/ˈkjʊərɪəʊ/
a rare, unusual, or intriguing object.
He closes the book. For something that he found in his dad's house it doesn't seem quite old. below the book there is a note.
"congrats on the job! -J"
This was very weird. Maybe it was something his mom had left for his dad when he got the job for Seric airlines. But then no one in his family had the initial J in their names. The buzzing sound of his phone brings him back to his senses. A message from Mr. Cal, the guy that interviewed him last month.
"congrats on the new job!"
the phone slipped out of his hand.
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