Being confined within the walls of the palace was all I'd ever known. I didn’t think I would ever see outside unless I looked through the windows, but now I had that chance. I had a chance to leave the palace, go to school and do anything I had ever dreamed I couldn’t do. Mom always told me to dream big and dream hard and that if I believed enough, anything could come true. I doubted what she said but always humored her. I owe her at least that much. She didn’t deserve to hear the negative thoughts I always seemed to have. Being born here does not make being locked in here any easier. If anything, it made things harder. You hear these stories of the outside world, and I try and picture these massive buildings called skyscrapers, try to imagine things you ride in that driving themselves and
