A New Life (#HomeBeforeDarkContest Entry)
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High School is a trying time for everyone and sometimes the right thing to do isn't always the easiest. We do our best to be good people and we think that if we see something wrong that we will be the ones to stand up to the evils of the world. That isn't always the case and when someone is brave enough to do it, we need to recognize how brave that person is.
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