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Newspaper Route

April 25, 2011 / BY Hamilton Family
“You have freckles. I never noticed before.” Sam adjusted the strap across his shoulder and pulled out a newspaper, flinging it up to the front door across from him. Julie tugged at her oversize sweater, glancing around anxiously at the mansions surrounding them. When she had signed up to do the paper route, she hadn’t expected to be in such a high-class neighborhood. “Yeah, so what? Why are you so interested all of a sudden?”...

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Senseless

April 04, 2011 / BY Hamilton Family
Senseless  Kaylin Hamilton *** Jason I sit beside her bed and wince as the bout of coughing shakes through her body. It sounds like they are ripping her apart from the inside. Short chestnut hair obscures her tattered face, and I knew that I should brush it away. I should be able to make that simple motion—show her I love her. But I can’t. My hands refuse to move except to curl into fists. The hospital...

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