I could never get the eyes right.
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Cory Alder is a quiet, lonely kid desperately vying to be accepted, but too afraid to act upon her desires. Her paralyzing fear of people, rejection, and failure hold her back, stopping her from properly experiencing life. And the voice... the voice constantly tortures her, taunting her, belittling her, making her feel worthless.
One day, she meets a stranger. A stranger who will change her life. Maddie Evergreen, the happy, curious child fascinated by Cory. As Cory continues to fight her fear and depression, Maddie extends a hand to pull her up and away from her demons. Does she have the courage to take it?
Loosely based around my life, different names and such and I do not suffer from schitzophrenia or depression.
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