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Aaliyah's Worth Dying
Jazmyn Tinsley
Aaliyah lost everything she lived for. Childhood memories and innocence was gone. Aaliyah lives a betrayed, disappointed, bruised, painful, scorned, and unappreciated life, but in her extensive blue eyes she believes that no matter what it is, everything happens for a reason and this gave her no reason to give up. A stranger can wonder, “What do you have to live for?” But Aaliyah fears death, being hurt and pain. The only way she will die will be due to starvation or dehydration. She will not give up on herself, even when everyone else has.
Aaliyah is sixteen year old now and has no friends and less than six years of school but, she is smart enough to know how reality works. Aaliyah knew, she is supposed to be in school learning

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