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Submitted to Contest #36
I never expected things to go this way. My parents, immigrants that struggled to make ends meet, were strict about the future. They (my father) stressed that my family was the only group of people that would ever really love me. Everyone else was either lying to get something from me, or would leave when things got hard, so it was important to have a good job that gave you money and respect. I had one path to the future; love was the furthest thing from my mind. All freshman year of highschool, I stayed focused because I (my father) was dete...
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