DRAPETOMANIA
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(n.) An overwhelming urge to run away
Lyra had never particularly struggled. On the contrary, she thrived.
She lived in a huge house, had a decent family, and had the brightest future set up for her.
That was until the incident.
Now she must navigate a new world. Lyra doesn't have anybody to be, not anymore.
She's a nobody, with darker problems arising, with beings she'd never believed could ever exist lurking around the corner. Then, there's the issue of trusting the only person who could ever come to understand her.
Lyra can't run away.
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