On Second Thought
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Last published Thu, Jun 23, 2016
Today, we brought the accomplished Ms. Annie Hilson in for an interview. She told us her raw, unfiltered story. A story that started out typically and ended up the most riveting tale of love, friendship, and Oreo ice cream.
Angie always thought twice.
She's always been known as the careful one.
The quiet one.
The one who can't make up her mind.
Unlike most college students, she thought twice before trying new things.
She followed her parent's rules to a tee - including the rules she made up herself.
So when she met a new boy from out of the country, why can't she think?
Why has her comfortable system of question and re-question collapsed?
And how did one brave decision change her life forever?
Find out all this and more in this week's issue of "On Second Thought"
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