Short Story: The Girl Immigrant At Her New House

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The girl just arrived at her new house. She really didn't like it because It was rusty and a creepy old house. She went inside and she looked around. She looked out the backyard and saw that the lawn hasn't been mowed. She looked back at the house and said “Well I guess we have a lot of work to do.” Her mom came in with boxes and told her to get other boxes. The girl's name is Amanda. She’s 15 years old. She’s is smart and she is fearless. Her dad left when she was 4 and she doesn't remember a lot about him. Amanda was born in L.A California and they moved to Maryland. She moved because they had more family members in Maryland. A few days pass by. It was the morning and Amanda just woke up. She went downstairs and she saw her

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