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Submitted to Contest #207
DING! I rush in as the elevator doors open. Unlike its usual tendency to be crowded, it’s empty. Once again, I’m left alone with only my thoughts. One would think that I live the perfect life. I live on the best street in downtown Toronto, I work for the famous publishing company, Granted, and I’m told to have a striking appearance. It’s said that I get away with things, receive whatever I want, whenever I want. They forget that everything comes with a price. My earliest memory is a group of girls running away from me in the orphanag...
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