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Graphic Designer, Data analyst, Database management and Freelancer @ Self employed
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The Unseen Damage (Pt. 4)
<p>Before, she couldn't walk past a flower without stopping to admire it.</p><p></p><p>Today, she walked past an entire garden without lifting her eyes.</p><p></p><p>Everyone expected her to be okay because she was alive.</p><p></p><p>Visitors came and said things like:</p><p></p><p>"You're strong."</p><p></p><p>"At least you're alive."</p><p></p><p>"Everything happens for a reason."</p><p></p><p>She smiled politely.</p><p></p><p>She learned to act like she was okay.</p><p></p><p>She laughed when she was supposed to.</p><p></p><p>She answered, "I'm fine."</p><p></p><p>She went back to school.</p><p></p><p>Everyone said,</p><p></p><p>"She's getting better."</p><p></p><p>"She's so strong."</p><p></p><p>But when they were gone, she stared at the ceiling for hours.</p><p></p><p>Her favorite meal lost its taste.</p><p></p><p>Food went cold beside her.</p><p></p><p>She heard laughter outside her room and felt as though she was watching life through a window she could never open again.</p><p></p><p>She avoided mirrors.</p><p></p><p>She used to sing while doing chores.</p><p></p><p>Now the house was silent.</p><p></p><p>But then there was him.</p><p></p><p>Mr. Christopher.</p><p></p><p>Her stepfather.</p><p></p><p>Even in her darkest hours, he brought no speeches.</p><p></p><p>No "Everything will be okay."</p><p></p><p>He simply stayed.</p><p></p><p>Always present.</p><p></p><p>Always carrying a smile that couldn't quite be explained.</p><p></p><p>And somehow...</p><p></p><p>it made the silence feel a little less heavy.</p><p></p>
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