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I Was Only 13
Pattie King
“It was still early, not even the guards had come to deliver the morning rounds as I unsteadily climbed out of bed and over to my small bedroom window. As I pushed up the sliding glass of the frame, I slowly inhaled the fresh and invigorating autumn morning air. I could taste the crisp flavour of the awakening honeysuckles and smell the soft, musty aroma of the surrounding earth …”
