The Bleak World

The Bleak World

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Parts 3

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Last published Fri, Aug 7, 2015

action adventure apocalypse bleak contemporary

For 16 years, Jason had lived a normal life, completely unaware that the world he could see was only half the story ... ***Updates every Friday***

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"Honestly, I thought my life was bad growing up without my dad. Being bullied every day and never being able to tell the love of my life how I feel when she is right in front of me. But this was all part of the small reality I've just discovered. It all got worse after the incident."

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