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Submitted to Contest #43
The first time she ran away, she was six. Her bare feet burned with scratches from the brush underfoot and her sides ached from exerting herself for so long. All she could think about was getting away from it all - the hate filled sneers that had taken over the faces she thought loved her, their arms hurling stones while their mouths screamed curses. Even her sister, her dear, dear, Lyla, who used to pick daisies and make up stories for her, turned her back. And her sweet, innocent, naive six year-old brain couldn’t even be...
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