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Realistic Fiction
Top voted Realistic Fiction
#12751voted by our readers
By Gabbi Russo BRONZE
Amherst, New York
I lay there. In the dark. Curled up. I hugged my knees to my chest, rocked slightly, and exhaled slowly. My hair fell around me. My own kind of protection, like a fiery shield. I...
Amherst, New York
I lay there. In the dark. Curled up. I hugged my knees to my chest, rocked slightly, and exhaled slowly. My hair fell around me. My own kind of protection, like a fiery shield. I...
