She will be loved
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Last published Fri, Feb 13, 2015
Iris is just an average 16 year old girl with her life going smoothly with just a few little bumps in the road. That is until her younger brother is diagnosed with leukaemia and her family moves from Brisbane to Sydney. Nothing is going right for her, she has a few great friends but a lot of people bully her. Things will change for her...
**WARNING: THIS STORY DEALS WITH SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE PLEASE DONT READ IF TRIGGERED!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH**
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