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Submitted to Contest #84
It all started on a snowy Sunday, a day before my mother died from pneumonia. Now don't go feeling all pity and upset for me because that is what everyone in town does and I hate it! But let's rewind a little. My mom died the day before my second birthday from pneumonia. We obviously knew that she had it before she died from it. She was diagnosed with it 3 months before my second birthday and every month it got worse. We all hoped and prayed that she would survive but when she left my touch forever, I never got my hopes up again. It was also...
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