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A soft knock echoed through the rooms of a small apartment of Colmar, France. In the kitchen, a young girl the age of 18 was slaving away at the dishes she had forgotten to do the previous night. She threw a strand of her curly hair behind her head sighing. She dropped a glass and a clatter rang on the metal sink. Stumbling to the front door, she checked her buzzing phone. Her mother had called, 'I'll see you in 3 days! Miss you.' said one of the many text messages. Her mother was visiting a sick family member back in their hometown of Miami...
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Water drips down the side of my cream-colored dress. The brown bomber jacket I had once worn was floating away in the vast waters of the Puget Sound. I shiver deeply. The cool autumn air of little old Magnolia, Washington. I emerge from brisk waters. I dig my fingernails into the palm of my hand, causing red marks to form. I grab my shoes off the graffitied rock they were resting on. Up the graveled path I walked up, sighing with each step. Soon, the gloomy neighborhood that hugged the path to the secret beach had turned into a winding stair...
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