Cleanse
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Cleanse
/klɛnz/
To rid of something unpleasant or defiling.
You know, they say everyone has their own inner demons. They are monsters that live deep inside every one of us that can never be shaken off. Quietly, they would taunt and haunt us at the back of our mind on a regular basis. Sure, we can get used to it, ignored it even.
But, what would happen if we wake them up?
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Sage Lee, a 20-year-old girl, is currently living as a regular university student, majoring in Psychology. She does her homework, goes to school, and hangs out with her friends occasionally. Everything was going normal for this normal girl. Up until her fateful encounter with someone from her past - A past that she is constantly running away from.
But is running enough for her to escape?
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