Sarah Southerland

The year I turned nineteen was the hardest year of my life. Right after my birthday, I left home again to go to college where I was living off campus for the first time. I was excited about my classes and my new apartment, but I was very lonely. I often imagined how wonderful it would be to have a boyfriend who loved me and wanted to be with me, and I dreamed about a knight in shining armor who would sweep me off my feet. Then one Monday I met the man of my dreams in a religion class;...   More about Sarah...

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