"The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the……" — Anne Ursu
"The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, 'Overwhelming feeling of dread.' That was going to go over nicely."
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