A Black Rose
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Complete Wed, Mar 2, 2016<5 mins
She is running. She can't look back. And she can't look forward.
An incredibly short story that will only take a moment of your time to read. Please offer any feedback you think will be helpful (even just typos or grammar mistakes).
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