Off Course

*Practice piece, updates when inspiration strikes

*Realistic, BE

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A comfortable family, good grades, a bright future.

That's how Deng Yue appears to the people around her.

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She seems born to act, hiding all the ugliness inside and showing only a polished exterior.

In the raging storm, she is merely a little boat on the sea, tossed about and struggling to stay afloat.

A safe harbor is right within reach, yet the waves drive her off course.

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The road is full of hidden reefs, and the scars they leave are impossible to erase.

Theme: Regrets shape our lives.