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Countdown To A Breaking Point

December 11, 2018
By the-muireagain BRONZE, Montgomery, Ohio
the-muireagain BRONZE, Montgomery, Ohio
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Ten

The tornado stealing air from my lungs making it so that I can’t breathe has been nicknamed anxiety

Nine

How much pressure per square inch is a volcano under before it erupts? Show work to receive credit

Eight

[Insert image of perfect family falling apart here]

Seven

Three strikes and you’re out; if first was the divorce and second was my bisexuality, what does the third lead to? A golden girl’s ruined legacy?

Six

Destruction fascinates so many people; why else would they all be enamored by a car crash?

Five

Ask a tightrope walker: how does it feel to flirt with death every time?

Four

If I close my eyes my heartbeat sounds like it’s a countdown to the moment I can get out of here

Three

I’msorryI’msorryI’msorry Mother, I swear I can be your perfect daughter again just give me a moment to seal all these cracks waitwaitplease

Two

Yes this is my boyfriend isn’t he lovely so polite oh the little blue pills? Haha just for headaches my darling, nothing more severe

One

The Challenger shuttle exploded at 11:39 am EST on January 28, 1986, seventy-three seconds into its planned flight.


The author's comments:

Morgan is 17 and from a suburb to the north of Cincinnati.


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