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Submitted to Contest #273
October 18, 2024 I am in the 9th grade and am 15 years old. School has been in session for over a month, and I am already struggling. Every day, I return home, holding back the instinct to break out in tears and crawl into a ball on the floor. I control this urge; I do not like anyone to see me weak, much less crying on the floor. How is this possible? Am I stupid? Is there something mentally wrong with me? These questions keep me up at night. I lay in my bed as a pool of cold, wet tears begins to fill up my bed. My mind drifts to my smug, ...
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