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    For the Love of the Gamer: A Short Story
    For the Love of the Gamer: A Short Story
    For the Love of the Gamer: A Short Story
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    For the Love of the Gamer: A Short Story

    By N. Primak

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    Larisa hates her brother Roy. He behaves rudely, plays loud violent games incessantly, and treats Larisa like trash. Worst of all, their mother, who Larisa always bends over to please, spoils him. But when Roy fails all his classes and brings their fragile mother to tears, Larisa decides it is time for discipline, never anticipating how it could backfire. For the Love of the Gamer explores the dark side of today's teens.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherN. Primak
    Release dateJun 3, 2011
    ISBN9781466046429
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    For the Love of the Gamer - N. Primak

    For the Love of the Gamer: A Short Story

    Published by N. Primak at Smashwords

    Copyright 2011 N. Primak

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    This story was not written to critique games or gamers and is meant for mature audiences only. Contains language and sexual themes.

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    Larisa couldn't remember the last time she and her brother Roy had actually gotten along. Presently, she was searching for several games from the massive collection Roy had. Larisa knew Roy would never give the games to her if she asked, so she decided now was the perfect opportunity to steal them. After all, spoiled 17 year old Roy was currently having a temper tantrum. Roy hated when their mother tried to make him attend family get togethers, or do his calculus homework, or chores, or really anything. It was a surprise to Larisa that her brother had any friends with the way he behaved. Thinking about it more, Larisa realized that in fact all his friends were from childhood tag football. Unsurprisingly, the only other thing he did

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