Classic Candle: A Short Story

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Impatiently waiting for the mail carrier to deliver your JewelScent Classic Candle.
Not being able to find a pair of scissors because you're too flustered and excited, so you borrow your toddler's fork from their lunch (they always end up using their hands anyways, so it's fine).
The box is open! Passionately remove the candle, raise it to the ceiling (it's a well earned trophy) (JK, you're just trying to search for the exact location of your new ring). Smell your Candle. It's Birthday Cake. You really want cake now. You're thinking, Do candles taste as good as they smell? maybe? no. you know they don't. but you're still tempted to try. but you don't. omg! you did!
The table is a mess. You can not put this beautiful, delicious JewelScent Birthday Cake Candle on a messy table! so you hurry and clean the table, (your toddler was more than likely finished with his meal, it's fine) The longer you wait to light the candle, well, the longer you have to wait to get your new ring!
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your home is going to smell so yummy! the ring. the ring is still inside the candle. you're now watching wax melt. slowly. so very slowly. you never really thought about how wax melts so slowly, but you're a strong being, you're patient, you're reasonable, you can most certainly wait a few more hours for the surprise of your life. You can't wait. You grab tweezers, just like you've seen them do in all those candle reveal videos. you start poking the tweezers through the wax, not successful, just messy. you stare at the candle, melting slower than waiting for kids to put on their shoes when you're already late. You should just wait for the wax to

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