As Fate Would Have It

Desperately lonely at only 17 years old may not be normal, but so many things had happened in my life to make me feel like my world was crashing down. Growing up poor had never been easy, but somehow I managedfor sale Inflatable Obstacle to live my life around it. My mother, a single mother offour, was struggling to 1)make ends meet working at our local McDonalds. I was the oldest and just a year before had all the hopes and dreams of any normal 16 year old girl. I was moderately attractive and at times, 2)perky and outgoing. Always striving to do my best, I managed to squeeze out some pretty good grades. I took college 3)prep classes in the hopes of someday being a nurse.

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