The Garden Party
A Fictional Story by smallc_kk. The steak sizzled on the grill, sending plumes of smoke drifting across the backyard. I took a long pull from my beer and flipped the meat, watching the fat render and crisp in the flames. The afternoon had been perfect—swimming in the pool, drinking in the sun, surrounded by friends and acquaintances. Now the sky was bruising purple and orange as evening settled in, and someone had strung up fairy lights that cast everything in
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