A Stressful Ignorance Story

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The aroma of the boiling potatoes fills the tile floored kitchen. The middle aged woman lifts the wooden spoon and tastes the boring, steaming concoction. Searching through the cabinet, she viciously seeks out for salt to add to the dish. As she hears knocks on the front door she slams the cabinet door closed in frustration. She hates being interrupted while she cooks, it is her great escape from all of the world’s corruption and stress. She figures it is only her teenage daughters who were outside coming to ask for a fresh glass of water. Instead, through her window she spotts a black car idling next to the curb. Curiously, she walks to the door to welcome the unknown visitors. As she opens the wooden door by twisting the warm doorknob, her