"All we have to show for it are piles of we regret to inform you emails and the fading light in my sister’s eyes."
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"I wanted to be more than a baby-producing factory."
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"I made an agreement with God. If He did it for me, I would share my story publicly. "
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"...in his words, my 'eyes were starting to open too much,' and I was "starting to misbehave."
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"Initially, I thought it was because I was a stubborn child, too playful, or had bad grades."
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"...because I am not sure if I would pray that his soul rests in peace or that God sends him to the deepest pits of hell."
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"Thankfully, I’m not rushing. I’ve come to understand that what I’m building is a lifestyle, not a temporary fix."
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"I realized these people were not my family and I needed to find out the truth about them. So I began to think smart. I did not argue. I followed blindly while planning and waiting for my chance."
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"I was just tired, and I constantly felt like I was going to waste my time again. How many more strikes were we going to have? The career I was chasing? I felt like I failed at it. The course I was studying? Failed at that, too. My CGPA was nothing to write home about, and I just felt like I had no future."
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"A part of me wished I did all those things. Maybe then, they would have had a reason to treat me like this. But the kindness in me would not allow it."