Everly Darkler

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“Heroes Don't Cry” by Everly Darkler

Submitted to Contest #222

"Finnick?"It was Elmyra, I knew. She was worried about me, and not for no reason either. Yes, it was wrong of me to run off so suddenly, but I needed the escape of training until I collapsed today, no matter how unhealthy she always said it was. I had to be better, I couldn't let her down. I couldn't let anyone down.After all, heroes don't cry.I wished I could fulfill her expectations of me. She always believed in me, had high hopes and higher expectations.Sometimes those same expectations felt like a crushing weight upon my shoulders, I fel...

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Murdering characters is funnnnnnnnn (creepy smile) (^^)I'm new here! Hoping to someday become a published author...we'll see how that goes...