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10-9-11

Sarah often walked outside of school during weekdays, when school was still going on. 

Every once in a while the kids she used to be classmates with threw balls of papers out the windows just to say hi. 2:10 every day.  That was right before everyone got out.  Sometimes she brought a basketball just to pass the time until she could see her friends.  They’d paly HORSE for an hour until all of the kids’ parents made them come home eat and do their homework.  Sarah’s parents didn’t know she was skipping school. They didn’t know nor did they care.  The school principle seemed to not care either.  “It’s up to you” were his exact words.  “If you want to be a high school dropout no one can force you to do otherwise.

Sometimes she didn’t come home either.  Every once in a while she’d fall asleep in the park.  Her parents just assumed she was at a friend’s, even if it was on weekdays.  No one was there to say “you have to do this if you want to be ok.”  She was on her own. 

She remembered that Halloween.  She didn’t want to trick or treat or dress up.  She just wanted to give out candy.  Her parents were out late, and she hadn’t been home for days.  So, she bought a huge bag of candy and sat on the stairs giving all the kids one kit kat bar.  Every once in a while there were some people who looked way too old to be trick or treating.  “Get out of here!”  She’d mocked with a hint of seriousness to the 18 year olds in Michael masks.  She sounded kidding but she really wasn’t.  This happened often, when she couldn’t get her point across because she couldn’t communicate well.  

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