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  You Say...

  

  By Mara03851, Mars, PA

  You ask, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" And I say, "I want to be a writer or actress." And you laugh and say, "Maybe you should get a back-up plan, or try something else...." You ask, "What do you think about your outer appearance?" And I say...
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  The Cancer Girl

  

  By Mara03851, Mars, PA

  I looked at my water-proof watch as I sat at the swimming pool. I’m a great swimmer, so good, that I ‘tutor’ in swimming. A woman named Ruth called me after seeing my ad on the bulletin board that was right outside pool. She had told me she had a daughter who didn’t know how to swim, and she...