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remember, from the moment I opened my eyes, things were strange here we were only a girls orphanage and though the staff members were sickly sweet, they were also awfully secretive. There were certain rooms w

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speech, each year on my birthday, she gave me a new speech, I was what you would call a troubled child and Julie foun

gain. You��ve been so strong and I��m so proud of you, I��m sure once the day is over and

to me, I had known her my entire life and as I studied her wrinkled smile, I n

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be honest, I didn��t feel grateful for a lot in my life but I kne

pretty, it wasn��t something I��d wear ever again except this day, I wasn��t the one to wear dresses, nor did I care to look like a princess, I was more

ot to think about my life outside of this orphanage because really, I had no idea where to go or where to start. The orphanage would help us find a college or a place to stay out, a job, anything to keep us goi

, the orphanage became more distant, the girls were all dancing and singing, running around celeb

t time I had drank, I had snuck out of the orphanage many times and found myself doing things I wasn��t supposed to do and

age, I watched as multiple men and women walked into the auditorium while the staff lined us up, we all sto

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would she even know what the girls blood smells like? My eyes went from the woman assessing us to Julie who caught my gaze, there was a

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some of the other girls, slowly, they were all fainting and just as the woman stopped before me, he

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my body collapse to the ground and as I went down, I wondered�

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