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What Comes Next... [Wattys 2014]

Poetry

Violet has never stopped running. She lives for the wind on her face, and seeing the blur of cars as they drive by. And she has real problems to run from. An alcoholic mother, an abusive ex-boyfriend, and the lowest grades in school. It's time for V...

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I needed 

                          
to talk to him.

                          
I was so oblivious

                          
to the heartache

                          
that I never stopped to ask him

                          
about his day.

                          
Jacob,

                          
if you can hear me,

                          
I'm sorry.
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