17 parts Complete MatureO U R T O X I C S E L V E S # 1
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Bullies are like the highly toxic gases in the air - they surround and touch us even though there's no way for us to touch them back. They leave their burning mark inside and outside of our bodies with every breath we breathe. They're the gases that our parents and teachers constantly caution us about, warning us of the dangers and side effects they carry, as if under some illusion that we can avoid them.
But we can't.
No one can.
Because even the worst bullies have their own toxic fumes that are slowly poisoning them - and everyone knows that some poisons can kill.
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Cooper Reed has been shattered to the point where sharp pieces of himself jut out into the world, ready and willing to slice anyone open that comes near. And unfortunately for Gale McGuire, she was the girl that never left his side.
