Hey It's Worth A Shot Short Story

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Everyone has a day that they wish they could fix or change there is a young man named Jimmy that is at a dead end job, he dropped out of highschool, and his home life was never very good. Jimmy let the circumstances of his personal life at home and at school dictate how his life was going to work. Jimmy regrets his decision to drop out of highschool everyday and he wishes that he had an opportunity to relive his high school life and try to get things back on track. On a night of a full moon with the sky lit bright with stars Jimmy was staring out of his window when he saw a shooting star fly across the sky. He thought to himself that it would be stupid to wish upon a star at his age of 23 but he said “hey it's worth a shot”. Once Jimmy

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