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People around the world have problems they keep inside. They can be problems that will cause you to ruin your life if you don’t tell someone. In Lock and Key, Ruby never told anyone that her mom left her alone. Thus, she was living by herself at 16 years old. Her house had beer bottles lying around and there was mold everywhere. The only reason she left was because the police found out and took her to live with her sister. Nate was being abused by his dad and never told anyone. He ended up running away and made his friends ( and girlfriend ) worry. You need to tell people your problems. My essay will prove that you shouldn’t keep bottled up inside or you could make bad life choices. One reason to support my theme is that Ruby was living by

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