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And now, back to the podcast.

Hi, my name is Joey Kidney,

and this is a little piece I wrote called The Chase is Over.

But first, welcome to the Happy Times.

See the Happy Times.

In some occasions we find ourselves in this rut for as long as I can remember we have

been fighting for someone to like us back and then when finally do, we don't like them.

Whether it is fear of intimacy, getting hurt, or even the unknown, we cannot place our finger on why we feel the way we do. In this case, why don't we feel the same?

Everything you have been imagining for months, everything you have dreamt about, and everything you thought

you want has finally presented itself right in front of you, and you cannot help but look away.

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