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s I have come to accept as a part of my cross in life, I struggled to fit the keys into the keyhole, looking down was hell, I couldn't look up either, my eyes were gonna pop anytime soon, I could feel it and my eyes hurt badly, one would thi

le, home, whatever it was. "Thank you, Father,"

the couch, the medicine could wait, "I

he rest. Why do I feel we are not the only ones? I try to get a glimpse of her visage from our reflections in the water, bu

can climb trees efficiently and swim, wait I haven't given swimming a try yet. Unclad I dive headfirst, but I'm still falling, a feeli

there. The digital clock on my table keeps blinking the time in grey hues. 19:26. Man was I hungry,

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ust enough to whip myself a sandwich. Peanut Butter and Jam, probably that. I try to get u

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raped by a metal stapler" Aisha commented laughing, trust her to make a jest out of everything, Gwen rolled her eyes and tri

rs in this Unity school, they were the only ones who stayed, they mightn

eel. Aisha, with her luscious brown hair and a towering presence at just 16, seemed like the

dn't know the kind of knot she was entwined in. Aisha's laughter, once a source of joy, now resonated like a

e, behind all that was a playful little girl, someone Gwen had loved, laid beautiful plans for. She reminisced about the times when her trust was misplaced, and s

wen's mind, etched with indifference th

imes were revealed as a mirage, this she had always known, but it hit deeper knowing her friendship was as fake as theirs. Gwen'

swirled within her. Longing for acceptance clashed with the sting of betraya

ng candle, diminished. *clang* her plate had fallen, Gwen jolted back

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h on the kitchen counter Gwen preferred to sleep at the moment and took steady strides headed for her bedroom. "grrr" her tummy rumbled, 'Okay, so they mad

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mouth, man was it delicious. Skitty's P.B was best, the nuts in it must have gotten them known worldwide, of course, I knew others had nuts in it, but, Skitty just h

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nts, yet I didn't see her, I called yesterday and she agreed to meet with me, but th

tte informed the others, I presume she'

ndes, who likes them anyway, unw

ctually, not

heir 'attention' like

blonde, "He is cute, charming even

cheek red, I find it cut

'm.

I cut he

"I guess you have no excuse to turn do

he place where I say m

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of memories, ones better left forgotten. Mum and Dad

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st get to the bottom of this', I understand he's on the lookout for me, *sigh

nd he has no interest in the

ly bastard, he didn't put any effort and she's blushin

er smile finds it's way to my visage ma

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