Wisconin: A Short Story

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life is its unfair sometimes but there isn't much we can do about it we can just think about what she could of done and move on. We kept going and finally the day came where we reached the border and crossed over to Texas.
You would think this is where it all ends, but it's not. We reached Texas and one of my uncles friend was waiting for us. We went to a store to buy new clothes because the ones we had were dirty after that we went to eat and than got a Hotel and stayed there the night. The next day we left to Wisconin. My mom says it took about two days because my uncle friend had to stop in Kansas. We arrived and we lived with my uncle for a few months because we couldnt locate my father. My mom got a job and saved enough money so we could

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