Just Wait Till College

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"Just wait till college," she told herself, while her dad was getting married, to a woman who likes to pinch her mom every time she did something naughty.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when that woman slapped her on the cheek, that left a big bright red hand shape.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when she forgot to study for a spelling test, and got grounded for getting an F.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, while sneaking into the kitchen, to get the big silver cooking knife.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, while slicing her wrist open, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when her dad asked her if she ever saw the knife.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, while coming up with a lie.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, while getting herself tested for an STD.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when the test came up positive.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when her parents made her take the pregnancy test.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when the ultrasound showed that her baby was going to be missing half of her body.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when the big masked man shouted for her to give him her wallet.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when he stab her the stomach, when she refused to give him money.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when the doctor told her, her baby was dying.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when she got grounded for failing a stupid math test.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when she failed four of her classes.

"Just wait till college," she told herself, when her parents kicked her out, for being an addict.

"Now I'm in college," she told herself while smiling, while stabbing herself, in the chest.

'I waited till college,' her best friend read, while she was getting zipped up, in a big black body bag.

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I have no words other than the fact I came up with this in the shower.

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