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A NovelTala Short Story Competition Entry🏅
In life, there is pain that we keep in burden. Choosing to be unbothered on expecting maybe it would go away. But, the cut only gets deeper. Discover yourself written in a story filled with pure emotions, as fate's unexpected encounters. Where life gives you suffering, joy, and contentment.
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