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Here’s my snippet:

The sinking feeling in my stomach renewed itself. The ancient stone building looked the same as I remembered, but the sixteen-foot barbed-wire prison fences around the perimeter and guard shack by the drive reminded me that this was no longer Grant High School: Home of the Angry Bees.

A line had formed at the school entrance, and I looked ahead to see what the hold-up was. But given my size, I couldn’t see anything.

“What are we waiting for?” I asked the girl ahead of me.

She turned and I could see I wasn’t the only one who’d been taking this hard. Her eyes were swollen and her voice was tight as she answered. “I think they’re collecting papers.”

I started to rummage in my bag. Weeks ago I’d been given extensive paperwork to complete, and was told to bring a copy of my social security card and birth certificate.

The girl in front of me sniffed. I wanted to say something, but I kept quiet. Sometimes you just need to be alone to cry.

I watched as she tried to wipe the tears away, and I reached into my bag again, rummaging about until I came upon a pack of tissues. “Here,” I said, holding them out to her.

“Thanks,” she answered, accepting the pack. She wiped her face and blew her nose. “Sorry…I’m just…”

“No, it’s fine. Really, I understand.”

“I have a daughter, Charlotte,” she answered.

“Oh,” I said, surprised.

“How old is she?” It seemed like a nice enough way to make conversation. Apparently, it was not the right thing to say.

Tears started down her cheeks. “Five days.”

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