The Run Away (Unfinished)
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Ethan Hayes, is a teenager living in the small town of morrow. Ethan is also an only child, living with his dad untill he is forced to live with his mother. Ethan's relationship with his mother is very thin and most times unwanted. Untill he is presented with the choice of staying with his mother or running away forever.
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