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Picking Ourselves Up
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Complete, First published Oct 18, 2023
Mature
This is probably the worst day of Sloane Tavish's life. A funeral. She's never been religious, but her boyfriend's family is. Her boyfriend is. Her boyfriend is dead. This is the aftermath of his funeral. This is her having to settle into it.

⚠️TW⚠️talk of seizures, anxiety, insomnia, death, and I think that's it

This might feel really bad and rushed but I kinda like it. I wrote this for my Creative Writing class very last minute because I procrastinate a lot and didn't like the original story I was writing. I hope you enjoy this either way.
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