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She’d started the day optimistic; rent was due, and a good day's tips could make all the difference. But optimism had been slowly chipped away, replaced by a gnawing frustration that threatened to boil over. A spilled coffee, a complicated order, a condescending remark about the temperature of the soup – each incident added fuel to the fire.