In A Short Story Essay: The City Of Pym Street

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It was a foggy morning in the small town of Parkville. Children and teenagers were on their way to school and parents on their way to work. Two teenagers, in particular, were driving down Pym Street when their lives changed suddenly. A black truck raced through the intersection and crashed into Taylor’s, the driver, side. Taylor and her sister did not see the truck until it was too late. The windows shattered onto their faces and the older of the two girls slammed her head into the side of the car door, bloodying her head and falling unconscious. Madison, Taylor’s younger sister, tried to shake her awake and get her own self out, but she felt it was hopeless. She fell back into her seat and she lost consciousness as well. A pedestrian on the

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