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Submitted to Contest #50
Summer. I will never forget that one summer where all of us met. It felt like fate brought us together as I met my best friends; Bruce, Laila, and Rafaela. I remember our school ended. As summer vacation came rolling around the corner, my friends and I spent the entire summer on my Uncle's farm. My Uncle's farm held a special place in our hearts, because we found our haven there, and that haven was our treehouse. "Can I tell you guys a secret?" We turned our attention to him. We sat on the ledge as we stared out into the blue ...
Submitted to Contest #48
Adrian Freak. Monster. Demon. That's what I was. I mean, who could blame them? Nobody wanted a super freak like me in their family. "You're a disgrace to us!" The slap was as loud as a clap and it stung my face. It had been an open-handed smack and it had left a red welt behind. Just below my eye was a small cut where the ring had caught me. I staggered backward, clutching my face, eyes watering. "You have brought nothing more than shame in this household." I looked at the corner through my blurred vision only to see my mother crying ...
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