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Margot's Doubt: A Narrative Fiction

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They unlocked the door, even more slowly, and let Margot out. As Margot walked out of the closet she asked, “Did I miss it?” Even though she already knew the answer, she still asked. The children didn’t answer, but looked remorseful. Margot looked as if someone shot her right there and then. Her eyes filled up with tears and she let out a sob. As the children stood there watching Margot cry, they didn’t know what to do. “Uh, look Margot, we’re sorry. We didn’t realize how much the sun meant to you,” one of them said sorrowfully. Even Margot knew that was a lie because the sun was all that she talked about during school and in her poems.

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