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At a speech contest, a woman narrates her rugged life in the military. Then she describes her mother’s catfight in the alley as a teenager.
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The Roller-Rink Incident - Seung Geel Hong
The Roller-Rink Incident
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By Hong, Seung Geel (홍승길)
© 2019 by Hong, Seung Geel (홍승길)
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ISBN: 978-1-387-59727-7
Disclaimer
The following story was inspired by true experience, but the names of persons and organizations were changed to protect the privacy of everyone involved. Therefore, any similarity between any of the names in this story to any known individual, whether living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Hong, Seung Geel
The Roller-Rink Incident
Cassandra’s Introduction
Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for inviting me to your speech contest. This is the first time that I have ever attended such an occasion.
My name is Cassandra Lee. I was named after a daughter of a king who ruled ancient Troy at the time of the Trojan War. The king’s name was
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