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Reflection

mcculs's picture
Submitted by mcculs on August 8, 2008 - 19:08.

"You'll never be perfect" the girl says. "Look at you," she continues "Your style sucks, your hair.." she stops and cackles "That's its own work. Were you trying out for Young Frankenstein?" she laughs while the girl sinks lower. "You're clothes," she begins "Hmmm, raid your brother's closet again?" She laughs harder as the girl falls. "What's this? On the ground? You really are a weakling" She laughs harder and harder until she can no longer breathe. "God girl, you make me laugh! I don't know how you live with yourself. Day in and day out waking to find you're no better than yesterday. All day you walk through the world knowing that everyone hates you and what everyone say is that you're a.." She's cut off as the mirror falls to the ground and breaks.

loverofbeauty's picture

wow i was about to think how

Submitted by loverofbeauty on August 8, 2008 - 21:08.

wow i was about to think how nasty this girl was and than i saw the title
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Pain is weakness leaving the body

Special's picture

wow, this is really craftily

Submitted by Special on August 14, 2008 - 20:13.

wow, this is really craftily done.

and great writing, makes you think, a lot
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"I've decided that as long as I was going to Hell,
I might as well do it thoroughly."
-Edward Cullen, Twilight

Poet_Jessica's picture

i wanted to kick the bitch

Submitted by Poet_Jessica on August 14, 2008 - 20:33.

i wanted to kick the bitch saying this. then i realized it was your reflection. sorry for wanting to break your mirror :)
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Last night in my bed, I stared up at the stars in the sky and thought, "WHERE THE HELL IS THE CEILING?!"

hahaa i love that quote...

wow, thats really clever, so

Submitted by BlondBlondiie on August 15, 2008 - 05:59.

wow, thats really clever, so it was herself telling her those things? To true a lot of the times these days .. i love it =)"happiness shines in a cirle of ponies"..words to live by!

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Thank you all for your kind

Submitted by mcculs on August 22, 2008 - 09:09.

Thank you all for your kind words!
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