and opened my we

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've know

thought he woul

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audacity to do

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p from the bed, then walked

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as careful with my diet preparing for the audition

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my chest. I took deep breat

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was a child. I can't let this heartbre

walked into

t concerning the audition. Passing this audit

oice ca

ror, Charlotte. No one wants to s

my hands trembling as I touched

otte and consider your passion and talent. Please,

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f the shower, towel wrapped around m

walked to my close

baggy jeans a

high-waist jean

of my bed and yanked the

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on, co

he waistband, shimmying my way i

, the zipp

comb and brushed my curls, t

I am go

king myself out

dhood sketches of myself

slim and shapely like my mother

on the television-the brown crayon painted as

led s

ream comes tru

rang on my phone, gi

an't get t

n and forced down a bo

om and popped two a

bag and rus