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The first time I knew I was exceptional at hiding when I attended a birthday party at three years old. In my first hide and seek game, I had hid under colorful blocks for more than ten minutes, not moving and not flinching. My rendezvous with those colored blocks had took place unbeknownst to even the adults at the party for a while after the seeker had found everyone else.
The second time I knew had occurred when my English teacher assigned a personal essay about nonconformity. She had said, “We know you’re the perfect student, the perfect leader, and the perfect daughter” - I laughed - “but show me your rebelliousness.” That break in thought, that chuckle after daughter had made her pause as well, but she said no more.
I had never thought

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