Let It Die
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Last published Wed, Nov 25, 2015
"The suicide, as she is falling,
Illuminated by the moon,
Regrets her act, and finds appalling
The thought she will be dead so soon.”
-Edward Gorey
Having been born and raised in Bronx, NY, she thought she'd seen it all; the delinquents, the criminals, the drug-dealers, the gamblers. But one fateful night and a deal with the infamous 'Ace'; the leader of Bronx's deadliest gang, turned her life upside down, throwing her into an endless game of corruption and manipulation. But every game has some rules, will she be able to learn how to play by them? Or will she simply get lost during the ride?
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