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     With fleeting steps , she withstood her heavy feet, foot by foot , tirelessly, yet exhausted. Unwilling yet a must, school was near , but no where near for her legs that pull her down and lock her feet against the mossy , old brick road.

The scent of the pure white , bunch of jasmine blooms danced through the air , the wind spirits brought the wonderful aroma around the road , anyone who gets a sniff would waltz along. Though it wasn't the case for Lenora. She was thinking about lies. Lies , wonderful tricks to use to fool people. They come in all shapes and sizes. They all are to protect. All of lies. That is why people use them , to protect. To protect somebody is to be selfish. To want something is to be greedy. To want to protect somebody is selfish and greedy. But why? Is it wrong to want something? Is it wrong to love ?  She doesn't it understand this world at all. Humans are sinful creatures that seek to be cleansed. They are given a chance, it is life.

At the end of the green brick sidewalk, Lenora reluctantly took a step into the school. It wasn't a well known school, it hasn't too much students. Just an ordinary place for students to learn and spend their adolescence. She disliked , school, the crowds of students , broken into smaller groups after on , their small talk about what's the hot stuff in town , their childish banter. She did not like it at all. Outings with friends to amazing places , casual gatherings at the nearby cafe, long strolls along the beach. Lenora had none , and slowly began to wish for none. It is adaptation , to dislike what you have not. Her heart was still the heart of a young free child, yet she does not show what she desires. She decided that it was unpleasant , to seek for something you do not have, rather than to appreciate what you have , it is the grave sin of unappreciation. People are greedy , they want things, and they lose their sense of gratitute , they gradually forget and forfeit appreciation. Thus becoming these apostles of greed. Blinded by their sense of righteousness , these sinners sin.


Swung open with a creaking sound, the old wooden door welcomes Lenora home. Nora's mind had