BAD INFLUENCE

In High School, She Could Have Been Voted Most Likely to Have a Shitty Life

She brought out the worst in everyone

Christine Schoenwald

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The Narrative Arc

6 min readMar 21

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Roni was a bad influence on everyone, especially herself. I don’t know if she ever made a healthy or wise decision in her life.

Christine Schoenwald

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