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Temperance

March 11, 2011
By hikaru-nara-kheel DIAMOND, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
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hikaru-nara-kheel DIAMOND, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
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\"...because we all know...magic does not work through the phone.\" -Tomoko Katsu (my character)

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whether it was slits to the wrist
or a bullet to the head
it does not matter, the result is the same
you are dead

my friend Temperance
who we all mourn
keeping this secret
has me completely torn

you tell me not to tell Tsubaki
and trust me it is trying
it is so hard
to lie of your dying

the car crash is fake
the thought of your real death brings me to tears
how you took your own life
at only 16 years

The author's comments:
i have a story... one person (her name is Temperance) kills herself... and she asked for people to keep it a secret...so the main character told everyone she died in a car crash
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