124: The truth behind Hailey

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Hailey's POV Flashback to sixteen years ago. I squatted on the floor tracing the muddy floor with a wooden stick. I glanced around and the children were busy running and playing around. They were squealing and laughing playfully but for me, I was far from being happy. I didn't have any friends to run around and play with. I was a loner in school. It has been like this since I arrived months ago. "There she is. Mother, look she's over there," a girl in my class said. I immediately recognized her voice. I sprang up to my feet ready to run away but someone held onto my backpack stopping me from moving any further. "Where do you think you are running off to?" the woman asked. "I wasn't running. I was only trying to stretch my legs," I replied. "She's lying. She was trying to run away bec

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