Be Strong and Courageous
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MarLie Summers lost her family in an accident when she was only 12.
MarLie Summers slipped into deep depression when she was only 12.
MarLie Summers attempted to take her life when she was only 13.
MarLie Summer met Danniel Goodyear while he saved her life, she was 13.
MarLie Summers became best friends with Danniel Goodyear when she was 14.
MarLie Summers moved in with her Aunt Linda when she was 14.
MarLie Summers started skating again when she was 15.
MarLie Summers was happy again when she was 15.
MarLie Summers' life was turned upside down all over again when she turned 16.
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"No! Stop, don't jump." He says, rushing over to me.
"It's okay," I sit down and dangle my legs over the edge, looking into the distance. "I'm not going to jump anymore."
"You're not?" He sits down next to me.
"I asked God if he could show me another way out of my pain, and here you are. You saved me."
I shift my gaze from the red horizon and back again into his eyes, which were already on mine.
"I'm glad I did."
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