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been holding bac

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long way to go, she had no money to pay for a bus, let

she arrived at an old building, where

32, it was right in line with her h

her mother. She was smiling

om

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in a sweet voice, an

could help you more,"

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t we can have dinner,"

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en though they lived in a one"bedroom, Briana

down on the twin matt

, her father had taken everything, leaving her and her

ret, led her to keep going, looking for jobs as a waitres

le she worked. The arrangement, had lasted two years, wh

nd money had been hidden in someone else's name.

in, after giving her a kiss on the cheek, and stood up to help her mother. The next day, she was already st

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hallway, she dropped her b

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