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Killing Her With Kindness

He kept buying her sugar because she liked it. He bought her pies, cakes, puddings and fast foods too. She was a diabetic, so these goodies were bad for her. But it made her feel so good. For a few minutes until her blood sugar elevated to The Twilight Zone. “Maybe this will do the trick,” He said. Bringing in sixteen additional bags of goodies filled with white sugar.

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Date: 5/25/2021 11:59:00 AM
My word! Why was he so intent on turning her into an insulin junkie? Which reminds me, think I'll have a glazed doughnut. I'm Type 2.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/25/2021 2:20:00 PM
I am grinning now

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