Playing Safe
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Last published Sun, Aug 25, 2019
The clock is ticking. Which clock?
The one that everyone is putting on Sapphire to find a man get married and start a family.
Its easier said than done when the candidate for all these goals is scared to take the risk of getting her heart broken.
So what does she do?
She plays it safe!
In the midst of trying to outdo the clock on her life she encounters life changing events that will break or make her.
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