A Second Chance
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A work of fiction inspired by the real events of the drug war and the lost youth who deserved to live.
A SECOND CHANCE
The Extrajudicial Killing of Rhian Delos Reyes
Rhian Delos Reyes was just a boy who made a mistake. After surviving the streets and turning his life around, he believed in redemption. He dreamed of classrooms, of quiet mornings, of one day becoming a lawyer.
But in a country where bullets speak louder than dreams, not every second chance is honored.
A Second Chance is a story about the promise of youth, the cruelty of a broken system, and the lives we lose before they've even begun. It is a haunting tribute to the thousands whose potential was silenced too soon.
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