Finding Me
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MatureOngoing8m
Last published Tue, Aug 29, 2017
How does it feel to be lost and confused in a world where no one understands?
What would you do just to find acceptance or have someone understand you?
Finding Me, is a story about someone who feels left out and alone in a world where they're just forgotten or better stated not even seen. Struggling to figure out or understand who they are. Finding Me has the highs and lows...mostly lows...of finding and accepting yourself.
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