Chapter 25

“Tell your story even if you have a small audience.”

—Mitta Xinidly.

“Formal education teaches how to stand, but to see the rainbow you must come out and walk many steps on your own.”

—Amit Ray.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have taken and chosen the side of the oppressor.”

—Desmond Tutu.

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Anna’s POV

I once felt fart build up while at the park some years ago, I looked around, though the coast was clear. I gently released. Dude on a bench got up and ran away.

This are memories I cringe at when I remember, but it can never be compared to my present circumstance.

The tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down my face. I feel the muscles of my chin tremble as I grabbed the porcelain sink and stared at my reflection. My walls, the walls that hold me up, make me strong just…collapsed. Moment by moment they fail.

Salty drops fall from my chin drenching my shirt as my salty sweat mixed wit