The Trail of Ashes
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Last published Thu, Jul 24, 2014
Caroline is just your ‘typical depressed teen’. She doesn’t have any friends; she is all alone. She feels like she isn’t good enough for anyone and she’s tired of that feeling. She doesn’t know what do to with herself. She doesn’t know how much longer she can keep her feelings to herself.
Sam is you average ‘friendly’ guy. He doesn’t understand what Caroline is going through, but he tries to help. That is what makes her consider him a friend. She just doesn’t know how long it will last. He can a be a little pushy, but because he just wants to try to help.
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