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PART ONE: The Past & My Mistakes

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I’d known Jaxon Barlow since I was six We’d grown up together in Gosnells, a big town and a three hour drive fro city of Winthrop We went to the same underfunded school, lived in the same projects, and played with the same kids However, true friendship would not have occurred if he hadn’t done what he did It was the one event that sat up there in my most vivid memories, and I coveted it fiercely

The opportunity for friendship was made possible by one person, and her nairl two years older than ht year old self, and she absolutely loved to h living with raging parents who drank their sorroay on uneiant ten year old troll that tackled me dohenever the opportunity presented itself

That was every single day

Jade was unusually big for her age, and aunt frame was no match to her Godzilla-like exterior I swear I could hear her stomp down the hallways and, nine times out of ten, I shut et shoved head first into my sly Sara," she’d sing with her lisp broadcasted to the world of Gosnells Elely Sara…"

Those words ly Sara… I could feel the tears for She saw them once and that had resulted in a two hour ordeal where she’d ed to successfully persuade five other ten year olds to stand in front of ly Sara

Kids can be cruel I was known as "Ugly Sara" very soon after that horrid duet with her friends

"Do you want to play with us, Ugly Sara?"

"Good ly Sara?"

It was a relentless tor like my day was a double ended sword If I stayed home, I’d have to face the wrath of my alcoholic parents If went to school, I had to listen to the na and pretend it was normal