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#27911voted by our readers
By Haley Westbrook SILVER
Ofallon, Missouri

Sitting in the car, heart beating fast. Waiting for something I didn’t think was going to happen. My text sent, saying “I’m here.” Thoughts rush. What if he didn’t like me? What i...
Haley Westbrook SILVER, Ofallon, Missouri
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#27912 Nonfiction
By heavyheart SILVER
Winter Haven, Florida
heavyheart SILVER, Winter Haven, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Can you understand? Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that - I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much - so very much to learn."

#27913 Nonfiction
By sofocarrrot GOLD
Marietta, Georgia
sofocarrrot GOLD, Marietta, Georgia
15 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#27914 Nonfiction
By catecelentano SILVER
Wyckoff, New Jersey
catecelentano SILVER, Wyckoff, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#27915 Nonfiction
By TragicMagic10 SILVER
Phoenix, Arizona
TragicMagic10 SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;She reads books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.&quot;<br /> &quot;Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.&quot;<br /> &quot;Do small things with great love.&quot; -Mother Teresa<br /> &quot;And though she be but little, she is fierce.&quot; -Shakespeare

#27916 Nonfiction
By AnUnexpectedJourney SILVER
Clifton Park, New York
AnUnexpectedJourney SILVER, Clifton Park, New York
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#27917 Nonfiction
By MargaretEllis GOLD
Portland, Maine
MargaretEllis GOLD, Portland, Maine
15 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;Learn to dance in the rain.\&quot; A student at my school said this just before she lost her battle with leukemia.

#27918 Nonfiction
By kaylacampbell SILVER
Mt.Sterling, Kentucky
kaylacampbell SILVER, Mt.Sterling, Kentucky
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We accept the love we think we deserve&quot; - Stephen Chomsky

#27919 Nonfiction
By Colby BRONZE
Boston, Massachusetts
Colby BRONZE, Boston, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;But I&#039;m a champion so I turn tragedy to triumph.&quot; -Kanye West

#27920 Nonfiction
dysfuntellect DIAMOND, Yorktown, Virginia
65 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything that you want is on the other side of fear- George Adair