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Jared stood at a crossroads, literal and figurative. He could take Main street and attend the job interview. The job was already his. Material success waited, the interview only a formality. Everything he had worked for.
Picking up his guitar, he chose High street and a wild, uncertain future.
This was originally a Friday Fix story, written for the prompt Main Street.
The guitar was the better choice.