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Submitted to Contest #72
Donna was always the quiet type. With parents who taught her to hold her tongue and sit up straight, it was no wonder she ended up that way. They always told her 'the world will never change; it favours the wicked and leaves the rest to perish'. Of course, they always placed themselves with the perished crowd, dragging Donna along with them. From the time she began school to the day of graduation, none of her classmates had much to say about her. She was bland. She blended in. When letter after letter of college acceptances landed on...
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