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Weekly Contest #231
When hope dies Small town life is considered to be an idyllic way to grow up. I disagree. Small towns are riddled with deep dark secrets that not only damage you when your young but the secrets follow you into adulthood and at some point they come bursting out of the closet you so carefully packed them in. Throw religion into the mix and you have a recipe for trauma, heartbreak and worst of all, the loss of your innocence when you’re supposed to not have a care in the world. My story begins in that small town full of lies, secrets and hear...
I live in the very small town of Riverbend and one great thing about growning up in a small town, is I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I have never known what its like to have fancy clothes or expensive things. My wardrobe consisted of cutoff jeans and tank tops, and shoes were optional. I have the whole outside as my playground and the freedom to roam without the fear of being hurt or kidnapped because everyone knows who I am and where I was supposed to be. Which makes getting into trouble challenging, but like any child that grows u...
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