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Submitted to Contest #277
"You don't belong to us Maela." A strong hand squeezes my shoulder from behind and I'm grateful to Kallias, my guard and close friend, for the support because my entire world as I knew it, is tipping, and I know in this moment everything is about to change, and not for the better. "What do you mean I don't belong to you?" My voice cracks with utter disbelief. Possibilities and questions swirl like a windstorm through my mind. Where did I come from? How did I end up here? but all that I can manage is "Why are you telling me this now? I'm seve...
Submitted to Contest #276
TW: mention of suicide, mental health, abuse I've questioned my existence in this life more times than I care to admit. I was born to teenage parents. I was the unwanted burden. I was the dream stealer and life ruiner. At least as far as my father is concerned. I've suffered a lot of trauma throughout my short time on this earth, mostly at my father's hands. Physical and emotional. It planted within me a seed of self doubt and a chip on my shoulder that only grew as the years passed and life dealt me more crappy cards. Resentment grew withi...
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