Nightmares are real too
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Erin, a fourteen year old boy who lost his mother is a car accident at a young age and his father, little brother, and aunt in an event he doesn't tell anyone except his therapist. No matter what he does, his nightmares follow him everywhere. Sometimes reoccurring in his day as he goes through out it. People don't quite understand Erin and that's okay....for the most part. Erin can't explain his actions or anything to people because he's scared. Scared that his nightmare will become a reality and drag him into the darkness itself.
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