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Submitted to Contest #248
(CAUTION: Story includes themes of physical abuse, substance abuse, sexual abuse, miscarriage, and mental health issues. Proceed at your own advisory.)I do remember being beautiful. I was loved once. I know I was. As a child, the young boys used to throw rocks at me, and my mother always told me that was how a boy would express affection."That just means they like you. You're beautiful, my love."I loved my mother. My father loved her very much as well. I know because her skin was miscolored and often swollen. After all, that is how boys show...
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