When Independence Isn't an Option.

Sometimes, life doesn’t give you options. You’re forced to face the reality that slaps you hard.

I learned to stand on my own at a young age, showing strength even when I wanted to break apart. Society taught me that being weak is unacceptable, as I rarely show it, as I fear their judgment. I yearned for my parents' attention, reaching their expectations, but still a failure in their eyes. I felt like a ghost, invisible yet desperate for recognition. A ghost who craved love but was forced to walk through the darkness alone, pretending not to fear abandonment.

As the time went by, I grew up becoming dependent on those people who cared, only to be deceived by those who saw me as a failure. Heartbreaks piled up through my chest as silent cries were the only comfort that I had.