That Summer
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Last published Sun, Nov 30, 2014
Gracie Parker was an only child, and when her parents couldn't take care of her anymore, they sent her to an adoption center in London, England. She was about 6 at the time, and now she is 13. You might be thinking, that's a lot of pressure on a 6 year old , growing, little girl. But her parents thought other wize when they dumped her on the street, in front of the shelter just 7 years ago.
The only words she could remember from that day were "Get out of the car, you freakish child!". Not even a possible "I love you". Seven years can change a person, especially when she is forced to grow up in an adoption center, in the middle of no where.
But that summer, the summer Gracie turned 13, her life changed forever.
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