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It was on the 25th of December that I was born. I was born with skin as white as snow, eyes as purple as amethysts and hair coloured cocoa, while being as smooth as silk. I came out scared and worried of how I would adjust to this new environment, but I never cried. Mother and Father never cared. All they cared about was of how they would pay their bills. It wasn’t a surprise that people would call my parents cheap and filthy human beings. I would sometimes even wonder if they were ever human beings at all. Despite that, let’s go back to whe...
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A Story Within A Story Within A StorybookI was born in the ocean. My mother and father were on a boat when they had me. Of course people would expect me to be safe and in a blanket when I opened my eyes for the first time, but I had other plans. I didn't cry or wail, but instead twirled and moved. Since I was being problematic god thought of a way to teach me a lesson, but it backfired. I twirled and twirled until I rolled over and fell in the ocean. My dad panicked and rushed to get me, but I had saved myself. I was floating peacefully, but...
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