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Why I Want To Be Andy
Choices A 16 year old boy lying in the middle of the alley: dying, finally discovered the true meaning of life. In life, Andy thought the most important thing were going to jumps and being part of a group called The Royals, but in his last moments he discovered what things in life actually meant, and what he wanted most in life. Lying in the cold alley, Andy thought to himself: would he ever get to kiss Laura, or get to marry her or even get to have kids with her. He realized that he was caught in the rumble because of the group he was part of, not because of who he was: “I am Andy, I want to be Andy” he said in the book. It’s sad in life that people don’t come to realize the most important thing in their lives do matter, until they are shocked
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