she was never weak.
lily had learned one thing very early in life silence was expected from girls like her
Not spoken, Not written just .... understand.
"good girls don't argue"
"good girls don't dream too big."
"good girls don't stand alone"
She heard it from relatives, neighbors even her own family. and slowly without realizing it, she started shrinking herself to fit into their expectations.
But there was one thing they couldn't take from her.
Her through a.
late at night, when the world slept,
lily would sit near her window staring at the moon, the stars felt like freedom-distant,but real: she would whisper her dreams into the darkness.
I work to become someone.
Not someone rich.
not someone famous.
just ... someone who mattered.
lily loves writing stories.
she is broken.
but she writes she didn't even know when it started.
It was her way of speaking when no one listened.
She writes about girls who fought back, about pain, about women who didn't bow down, But she never showed work to anyone because she was scared of what if they laugh what if they judge me.
One day her sister takes her diary and makes fun of her stories. and asked you write stories that's so silly focus on real life. Don't waste your time . the words hit her harder than she expected. she looked at her but stayed silent and thought yes she is right it's waste of time I should tear it she Almost tear it almost but inside her refused her heart says.
Why am I the one who Has to stop?
The question changed her everything
the next morning, she makes a decision
she would no longer hide
her feelings
her voice
her throughs
she started from zero
instead of writing only on night, she wrote during the day to. Even if someone see her judged her
she didn't care.
she started focusing on her dreams
soon, she discovered an online writing platform .
she download it write a story on it but she doesn't have courage to press publish button.
Her mind throughd
what is they judge me.
what if they laugh at me.
Herind was full of fear.
But then suddenly she remembered everytime she had been silent.
Everytime she stay quiet when she wants to speak.
And this time.... she refused.
She press the publish button.
The first few days was completely quiet
No likes
No views
No comments
Just silence.
It hurts more than she expected
Make be she wasn't right they were right....
But then one notification
one comment.
"this story feels like my life. Thank you for writing it".
lily stared at screen, her eyes feel with tears
for the first time... someone understood her.
for the first time someone listened her
That one comment becomes her strength.
she kept writing.
days after day. Night after night .
Her stories started becoming stronger.
she wrote about girls who fought back.
about girls who choose themselves.
After breaking limits
And slowly...people started noticing
More comments
More readers
people sting..."we see you"
But not everyone was happy.
"stop wasting time"
"this won't take you anywhere"
"Girls shouldn't expose their thoughts like this"
The pressure returned.
The small walls. The same voices.
But lily was not same anymore.
This time, lily didn't stay silent.
lily stoop up."I am not doing anything wrong"
"I am not weak"
The room went silent.
For the first time in her life. She choose herself.
It wasn't easy after that.
There were fights. Tears. doubts.
Some days lily wanted to give up on her dreams.
But then she remembered the girl she wanted to be.
And she realized -
"she can "
Months later, lily received an email.
lily hands trembled as she opened it.
A writing contract.
They wanted her story.
The girl who was once told to stay silent was now being heard.
lily smiled tears in her eyes.
lily looks at her old books that she has written .still kept.
Every page held pain. fear. hope. tears and power she didn't know she have.
That night she again sit near her window.
The stars looked the same.
But she doesn't
she whispered again
"I become someone"
And this lily believe it
Message of the day
A girl is not weak because people say they were because they choose silence over voice. They become powerful.
The moment they choose voice over silence.