p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="8a33a35341fb9bda1d3fbb5aa57f148a"I, Petra Parker, a fifteen-year-old freshman at Midtown High, didn't want to go to school. Usually, when I went, I was picked on by professional douchebag Jordynne Flash and her boyfriend Liam Allan. But if I didn't go, I would disappoint my aunt and uncle, who had always supported me, even if I didn't make the best decisions. I didn't feel like disappointing them. So I put aside my fear of being bullied, grabbed my glasses, and got out of bed. When I arrived at the breakfast table, my Aunt May and Uncle Ben greeted me with a plate full of pancakes that were ready to be eaten./p
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