Winning Hand
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Last published Mon, Aug 10, 2020
"Love can be difficult. Sometimes you fall in love with the wrong person, sometimes you fall in love with the right person at the wrong time. But if you play your cards smart, hold your deck close to your chest, place your bets just right, and don't fold, your chance at love can be your winning hand at life."
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Heartless. If you were to ask anyone how to describe 17 Year old Kairo Woods that's the exact word they would spit out. No one knows his story, where he came from, or why he's the way he is and frankly no one cares. Even his "best friend" of 2 years, he keeps at arms length never quite letting her in and mean muggin everyone who even thinks about talking to him. After all that is what heartless people do.
Happy. If you were to ask anyone how to describe 18 year old Zyaire Moore that's the exact word they would gush out. Everyone knows his story, and where he came from, and why he's the way he is. Or at least that's what he lets people believe. His hundreds of "friends" adore him, throw him parties, and invite him everywhere and he goes to all of them "enjoying" the company and "laughing" the whole time. After all that is what happy people do... Right?
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