Miles - Furniture Lift

I pretend the box of turntable equipment is heavier than it feels.

Bending at the knees, I cradle two opposite edges and lift, adding an extra grunt or two for effect as I waddle up the first flight of stairs. Mom buys it. She nods her approval at me as she passes, heading out the front door into the cold for another box off the removal truck.

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Chapter 1