More than Meets the Eye
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Last published Tue, Jul 14, 2020
You might think that being peculiar must be nice, right?
Unique.
Different.
But tell you what, I don't feel nice at all. I hated myself then, I hate it more now.
How can I face tomorrow when the past kept on haunting me?
Should I run away and hide... Again?
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Started: June 30, 2020
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