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THEO ASBURY
Theo Asbury was gaining weight, and fast. As a retired soldier, he'd gotten used to the daily workouts and healthy lifestyle, but was slowly losing that habit due to laziness, coffee and cigarettes. He had decided that day that he was gonna stop drinking coffee and substitute it for healthy juices.
He had gotten up extra early that morning to make a healthy breakfast, run around his neighborhood, shower and change into casual clothes to then go to the supermarket and buy fruit juice. So that was why, just before midday, Theo was standing in front of the various kinds of fruit juices arranged by labels in the shelves. He had never been a big fan of juices before, so his knowledge on them was from little to none.
As he stared ahead, lost in his own thought, Theo felt a finger tapping his shoulder. He slowly turned around, raising an eyebrow questioningly and came across the amusingly impatient face of a boy. But not just any boy, a boy with down syndrome. Growing up with neighbors who had a kid with down syndrome in Sacramento had taught him to appreciate their special needs and enjoy their company.
He smiled at the boy ahead, dimples marking his cheeks, and stepped aside to let him pass. But before the boy could get his beloved apple juice, a woman came walking around the corner and called out to him, scolding him for being impatient. The girl was gorgeous, Theo could say that without a doubt, but he didn't let his exterior crack and turned his amused smile from the boy to the woman, answering her reply with a chuckle.
"Don't worry about it, I was being pretty slow myself. I'm planning on changing coffee for juice, but I just don't know which type to pick," he told her, turning now to address Charlie, "would you recommend apple juice then?"
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