Time is a Fickle Thing
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Last published Fri, Jan 4, 2019
Meet Luciana(Preferred to be called Lu) Marinette Bayson! Lu is a morbid and sarcastic seventeen year old conspiracy-theorist just recovering from a major goth/emo faze.
For Lu, time is passing fast. Faster than ever. She feels as if she even takes a moment to breathe, so much time will pass. She's a senior in highschool and feels like if she blinks college will be there tommorow.
In this story, read as Lu, an insecure, broken girl with a past better forgotten, deals with her last year of highschool and approaching first year of college.
Sneak peek:
"The sound of a clock echoes throughout my room.
'Tick toc, tick toc' is all I can hear. The gears of time are working and they're working fast.
Time is ticking and passing every second. Soon enough tommorow will be today and today will be yesterday. Life will seem long, yet fast. Enjoy every second, minute, hour and day because it will all be over one day. "
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