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Describe My Favorite Place

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Fresh out of college I moved to Steuben, Maine, right along the coast of Gouldsboro Bay. My dream as a kid was always to move to Maine; the farthest place from America without actually leaving America. I planned on working at my quiet accounting job for 30 years and retiring worry free, alone, happy. But, you changed everything. I remember it clearly. I had left my quaint little house to the coffee shop down the road. Being the only coffee shop for miles, it provided coffee for just about everyone in town. Run by an elderly couple by the names and Rob and Eden, the words “Steuben Coffee, Your Maine Place to Eat” hung high above the doors in clean white letters. Rob had made every piece of furniture in there; dozens of tables, all shapes and sizes, beautiful chairs, elegantly carved, and a large counter, with high seats for all the customers. Behind the counter you could see Rob and Eden making coffee and their baked goods all day long, the smells hitting you every time you walked in through the doors. This was my favorite place in all of Steuben. I looked around the familiar room. Faces of neighbors, friends, people I’ve grown accustomed to seeing here every day. All except one. A girl, sitting at the counter with her computer open and fingers typing away. I don’t remember walking over to her, but I remember talking to her. She turned towards me, and I caught my breath. She was beautiful. With fair skin her amber eyes shone brightly. Her brown hair faded into a blonde,

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