The Red Bridge
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Complete Sun, Sep 16, 20125m
We all go through those tough times, and we all have those thoughts we never thought we would.
This is a story about a girl, who tries to do the unspeakable, and a boy who wants to show that there is more to life than what there is.
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Short story written for my english class, and for National Suicide Prevention Week.
remember, it gets better.
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