Carolina Gonçalves

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“"Grow up"” by Carolina Gonçalves

Submitted to Contest #79

Lucia was perfect. She did everything a perfect human being should do. She was pretty, smart, praised and adored by all. She sang like an angel, read by age five. When she entered the room everyone was marvelled by this child. One time, she performed a Shakespeare sonnet by heart to some of our mother's friends. I felt so lucky having her as a sister.I, being one year younger than Lucia, was always expected to become like her. A Prodigy Child. Instead, I was only but a shadow of her. I couldn't sing, or read by age five, or even learn by hea...

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