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EIGHTEEN
ASHANTI
What is a dream?
Is it really necessary for a person to have a dream?
What if I don't have one? Am I not normal?
I bit my lower lip as I massaged my temples out of dissapointment. It's been an hour since I started to write my essay for my English subject but up until now, the paper is still blank.
I sighed. Why is it so hard?
"Why do you look so grumpy?" I lazily looked at Celeste when she arrived together with our friends.
Umupo si Celeste sa tabi ko samantalang kaharap naman namin sina Clio at Kelly.
"'Yan ba 'yung essay sa English?" Kelly tried to pry on my paper but she gave me a dissapointed look when she saw nothing on it.
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