The Girl Who Lived in Shadows
The Girl Who Lived in Shadows It had always seemed to Zamil that she was a ghost living in her own body. Not literally, but in the manner she went about the world without being seen or heard. The bright colors of life looked muted to her from an early age, and the joy that others found so effortlessly was a language she could never understand. She felt that she was solely to blame for the silent tension and unspoken despair that pervaded her home. She discovered how to minimize her size, occupy as little room as possible, and never make a sound. Her environment consisted of long, deserted hallways and quiet rooms. She was a shadow in the back of the classroom at school; her voice was never heard, and her hand was never raised. She observed other females laughing, exchanging secrets, and making plans for bright futures. While she was stuck in a never-ending gloom, Zimal perceived them as individuals living in a world of sunshine. Every breath was difficult because of the despair, ...