Emotional scars are raw at the outset, as any real burn is, yet they fade to soft pink, to the colour of skin, to a barely discernible and long forgotten track. When we learn to love ourselves, to look to ourselves for confirmation of real self worth, and confer that same sense of sacredness to others and creation, we set ourselves free and heal completely Humna p.o.v My heart stops… No …. No… This must be a nightmare , I gulp as her grip around my shoulder tightens , I can hear her, wailing her out . Everything started flashing in front of my eyes , our bond her sharing food with me making my braided hair Saving me from the slap of her mother . Helping me in my exam . My hand work on my own, I wrap my hands around her protectively " Rumaisa " I whispered her name . I am

