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Submitted to Contest #171
It was an unusually warm and bright day for November. While the rest of the class made the most of the weather, Rory spent break time inside. He appeared to be asleep on his desk. From the splendid outdoors, no one could hear or see him cry. Though he did his best, he couldn’t fight the tears. They came upon him with no warning and rarely at the most opportune moment. He’d taken to finding solace in the bathrooms of late where he could be alone with his anguish, away from everyone else for he was certain no one could understand his p...
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