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Months later, after a battle only one man and one Goddess bore witness to, only one leaving it alive, Jason Silverleaf and his girlfriend pulled over into a convenience store’s parking lot. He gave her a quick kiss before hopping out of the car and entering the store.
He picked out a few drinks and snacks for the trip, and he went up to the counter person to pay, who for some reason had a baseball bat leaning on the wall behind him. The attendant looked up from his magazine. His eyes widened, he dropped his magazine, and he braced himself by putting his hands on the counter.
“Jason?”
A minute passed. Then, Jason raised an eyebrow. “Do I know you?”
The silence hung for a second before resignation sunk into the attendant’s eyes. “Ah, sorry, I must’ve mistook you for another Jason.”
“That looked exactly like me?”
“Yeah, watch out, you have a doppelganger.”
“Yeah, I guess.”
The attendant started ringing out some of the items. “So, going on a trip or something?”
“Yeah, me and my girlfriend. We’re heading up to a mountain lodge for a weekend.”
A pause. “Erica?”
“Yeah, how’d you know?” At this point, Jason was a little unnerved. “Are you sure we haven’t met?”
“Huh. Good for you, man.” The attendant seemed to smile. It was a small smile, but a smile nonetheless.
“What’s your name?”
“My name is Frank.”
Jason seemed to still for a minute, a brief twinkle of recollection seemed to light up in his eyes before it quickly passed. He shrugged, extended a hand for a handshake. “My name’s Jason, pleasure to meet you.”
“Thank you. Will that be all?”
“Nah, that’s it. How much?”
He quickly paid and left. Sharing the story with his girlfriend for a quick laugh, and they drove off.
The attendant sighed after he saw them turn out of the parking lot and head down the road. It seemed even he couldn’t escape her foggy curtain. But everyone else did.
He could live with that.
The Liberal Lens: Finding Life in the Moment 
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