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Right before they got on the dusty road to the train station, April took a last glance up to where Daisy Haven lie. As she focused her gaze on the me..
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The miles and miles they traveled seemed unending to April. It was only supposed to take half a day to get to Harrisburg, but it seemed so much longe..
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The train's wheels screeched to a stop. They had arrived to an unknown world. Passengers started filing out and rushed towards their families with op..
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"Maybe it's just a silly schoolgirl romance," April said to herself. "Besides, I am only sixteen. Maybe I only think I'm in love with him." She sighe..
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Little crystal raindrops pattered on the rooftop. A droplet seeped through the cracks in the ceiling and landed on April's cheek. April couldn't stan..
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April's toes tingled in the icy cold lake. She had her feet dangling over the side of the bank, drinking the peacefulness of the moment. For the firs..
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April stumbled blindly to her "house" where Kanika lit a match and started a blazing fire under her "roof" made of thick tree branches, mud, moss and..
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April jumped to her feet and ran outside. She started calling at the top of her lungs, "Kanika! Kanika, where are you?" She ran to the edge of the fo..
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They both walked on quietly, each in their own deep thoughts. April could soon stand the eerie silence no longer. She had been holding these thoughts..
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Meanwhile, Mrs. Thompson paced back and forth in their cramped kitchen. She fidgeted with her lace handkerchief in anxiety and fear. Something must h..
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