There Are Days I Wish I Could Give Up My Independence

What would life be like if I was ever satisfied?

As soon as the thunder cracked, I knew it was going to be bad. Another twenty minutes and I don’t think I would have made it out at all. An entire section of 89A had already turned into a flowing river.

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