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Stock Market Crash

By: Mc-Kynzi G
Alabama, Grade: 6

I run to my room and grab my savings. I give them to my Dad. ''Here you go Dad, take them.'' I go to my room sobbing, what are we going to do now? I ask myself. No money equals no food, no food equals breadline, breadline equals devastating times.'' I don't want to be dead because of starvation,'' I say to myself. I know in my head that I only had 300$. That wouldn't last long but It was all I had saved from last years summer jobs. ''Sorry it's all I have, but that's all I saved.'' ''It's o.k sweetheart.'' All I can think about now is how did this happen? How will we live?
 

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