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NotTheMainCharacter

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Reads 99,456
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Parts 40
Time 4h 28m

NotTheMainCharacter

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After it all happened, the Plague created what feels like a whole new world. Survivors created new lives for themselves and carried on with their lives.

Me? I didn't get the chance to create a new life. Thanks to my absolutely wonderful father figure, I was forced to become an entirely different person. Thankfully I was able to escape his peachy influence and take some control of my new life.

What I don't know is the Plague brought on after effects. Everything changed eleven years ago and only a few knew what actually happened after billions of people died. That all changes one-day though and I found my life completely flipped upside down.

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