Behind Our Scars
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MatureOngoing8h 46m
Last published Wed, Oct 11, 2023
Every one has scars.
Scars make you who you are.
You can let them heal,
learn to move on and not let them control you.
Or
You can leave them open,
to fester and ooze until you're drowning and there's no way out.
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Gwen Donovan has gained a few scars throughout her life, but she's never let them hold her back.
In the middle of her junior year of college at the University of Oregon, Gwen is marred with the biggest scar she'll ever receive. With her friends beside her Gwen does her best to heal, however her wound still oozes every single day.
Will this be the one scar that will bleed forever, or will the one person she never saw coming be the one to help sew her up?
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