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    A Penny's Worth
    A Penny's Worth
    A Penny's Worth
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    A Penny's Worth

    By Paul Comstock

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    Have you ever found a lucky penny? Pete Samson is the recipient of one that is far more than it appears. Like a miracle, the penny changes Pete's miserable, bad-luck life, but is it for the better?

    Also Included in Space and Waste, Anthology #2 (ISBN 9781476146225) and Anthology #3 (ISBN 9781476122038)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Comstock
    Release dateOct 6, 2011
    ISBN9781465754851
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      A Penny's Worth - Paul Comstock

      A Penny's Worth

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      Paul Comstock

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      A Penny's Worth

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      A Penny's Worth

      Life sucked. It always had. That wasn't a new revelation for Pete Samson, nor one he found enlightening. It definitely hadn't kept him from running his SUV into the telephone pole down the alleyway he'd just stumbled out of, either. Finding the convenient bus stop bench to rest on was the only break he'd had in a good long time. He laughed, because his only other option would have been to cry, but he cut it off quickly as pain seared through his aching, bleeding head.

      Hey buddy, here ya' go, a slurred voice said behind him. You need it more'n me. Maybe it's lucky.

      A hand appeared over a crumpled and dirty paper cup sitting next to Pete on the bench. An impossibly bright, shiny penny fell in slow motion toward the cup from the opened hand reflecting the light from overhead in bright flashes of coppery brilliance as it turned. Pete could hear the dull thuds as the single penny bounced and rattled against the cup's soft, waxy sides when it fell inside.

      Pete glanced over his shoulder, seeing a rough looking bum with two-day stubble in brownish stained clothes. The unwashed and sickly sweet smell coming from the bum almost made Pete vomit, or was it the headache making him nauseous? He couldn't tell for sure.

      The bum laughed, and Pete turned to look his way. Pete watched through bleary and pain-filled eyes as the man staggered away. A bum should know better, he thought. Silently he cursed and wished the bum could suffer some of his pain. Almost as if in answer, the bum put his hands to his head and groaned.

      Bemused and distracted, Pete stared down into the simple paper cup. Now it held two impossibly bright pennies. There shouldn't be two, he thought. Only moments before there was only one, wasn't there? Had the bum put more than one into the cup, or was the other penny already there? Pete's eyes wavered and his sight blurred as the bright reflections from the streetlights bounced off the pennies. His two cents worth. Quite the joke, but only one of many life liked to pull on him. Grasping the cup firmly in his hand, he willed himself to focus, to see things clearly. Swearing, he wished he could see better.

      Tinkling and jingling emerged from the cup. Something bounced against its sides, surprising him. He loosened his grip, letting the cup slide part way through his hands before gripping again. Frowning, he looked back into the cup, expecting the two pennies he'd seen earlier, but now there were four. Four?

      Was it a concussion? Brain damage? Maybe both? His head certainly hurt enough. Pete laughed again, even though the effort increased his pain. He poured the pennies out into his hand and shoved them into his pocket.

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