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“It’s my 400th birthday,” she complained when Chloe in customer service answered her call. “Surely, you can find a way to fit me in?”
“I am not interested in distractions,” Hilda said sharply. “I am simply done. Immortality has lost its spark.” Chloe sighed. “Not everyone, Mrs Astor. You should hear half the calls I take. Once upon a time, people were surprised by their death. Now they get to choose when it happens, and they are miserable about it.”“Honestly. You’ve been kind about it, but this mix-up happens all the time. Between you and me, Fountain of Youth had no idea how quickly immortality would bore some people.”“Mrs Astor, I’m not allowed to talk about my personal life, it’s unprofessional.
How many times have we wished our loved ones, or ourselves, had more time? What would we pay to obtain that extra time for ourselves? Much like Chloe, I would love to visit every beach, and fill my soul with the beauty this world offers far from cities of steel and glass.
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