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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
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2020-10-21 12:38:28I step out of my car, shutting the door behind me, and slowly approach the entrance to the school. It's my first time coming here since the incident and I didn't know how everyone would react to me being back knowing what I tried to do a few weeks ago.
Fortunately for me, this isn't some cliché high school movie and the most I get are stares as I
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