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The Storm<br />

It was late one night and I could hear the rumbling of<br />

thunder in the distance as I sat on the floor of <strong>my</strong> room<br />

back in Ohio. Spring was coming. The sign of a new<br />

season and new opportunities. However, what filled <strong>my</strong><br />

room was an atmosphere of weakness, shame, instability<br />

and desperation.<br />

It had become overwhelming.<br />

It was 3:30 in the morning as I sat in the dark. My chest<br />

had become very tight and the months of sadness seemed<br />

to manifest into physical pain. I felt as though I had<br />

reached an end. My <strong>life</strong> had no more significance or<br />

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