The Packing List
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Last published Sat, Apr 1, 2017
"And she wanted so desperately to be save, but he was just a boy who knew nothing more than his own name." The words carved into the paper like they belonged, the ink flowing smoothly from letter to letter. But she was frozen, her mind overflowing with regret and her body tense from stress. It was all one big story, the story of a girl and what university would bring to her. None of the books she read growing up would prepare her for the misfortune she encountered. It was more than just he kissed her but dated another or she liked him but he was clueless. University was a long and endless tale, the plot always twisting and weaving itself into something completely unheard of everyday. Her heart hung heavy every time she remembered how bad it was, the things she forced herself to forget just to be able to survive another day. But that's the truth. That's why she scribbled out a packing list to head on to the next journey in her life.
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