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Submitted to Contest #5
I was lonely. Always lonely. Nobody to talk to, nobody calling to ask, "How are you doing?" Maybe I was ugly. Maybe they think I'm delusional. What am I supposed to do? I spend all day at a convenient store, wearing ripped and dirty clothes. I check my pocket, there are only a few cents left. I cried and cried and feel pity for myself. Why do I have to exist in this world? I have nobody who knows me. I don't even know if I know myself. When I finished my eyes were all red like blood. There's a knife nearby. I grabbed it, holding it like my l...
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