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Hello lovelies :) well this is my first time EVER writing a story so I hope I do well and you all enjoy it. Comments and suggestions will be appreciated so I no how I'm doing so far. Well I hope you like this story. xox
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DISTANT ECHO
Prologue
Perfection...Perfection...Perfection...
That's all I could hear. The endless taunting and jeering of the same word, being drilled in my head over and over again. I could not move, I could not see. I just sat there with my eyes closed, the darkness pouring in me. As I squinted my eyes shut, little stars started to form all around me. I imagined being one of them, floating around enveloped with tranquillity.
It’s my entire fault I realised. If only I was normal, if only I had the capacity of an average teenager, if only I didn’t always bring grief and sorrow to my family. Why couldn’t I live a normal life? Is that too much to ask for? All these questions began to eat me up inside causing a headache to begin.
As I opened my eyes, I could still see the same little stars hovering around. Suddenly, I became tired. I rested my head back onto my knees, bundled up in a tight ball. My eye lids became heavy. Just a quick nap, that’s all I need, a few minutes of sleep. Hopefully if I do manage to sleep I might not wake up. It will do this world a great favour. After all, my existence in life is worthless…
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Distant Echo
Teen FictionA story of a teenage boy suffering from life itself. Feeling different and insecure he struggles in this chaotic world just to be accepted. Trying to reach for perfection in which he is unable to grasp, plays a dramtic part in his young life. As he...
