What Are You Afraid Of?
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Holland Hills was once an average 16 year old girl. She had friends, a social life, a loving family, and a quirky personality.
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The economy has fallen. The government is giving all of their funding to The ESG (The Experimental Scientists Group). The ESG has opened buildings across the country. They steal children from families to do experiments on them. The only form of law enforcement available is the military, but they're working for the government to help them with this scheme. These experiments will change these kids' heads forever. The scientists' objective is to figure out how fears affect America's population of children. They overthrew the entire government, thus making it impossible for kids to avoid anything they have in store for them. Holland's endurance is put to the ultimate test. Will she ever make it back home? Will she survive this?
⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: this story mentions some sensitive themes. If you are sensitive to blood, rape, self-harm, sexual abuse, gore, or suicide then please read this story with caution. This story is not for the faint hearted.
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