MALIK’S every word was so empowering. It takes patience to like one’s self. But with him around, I feel like I could appreciate myself a little more. Besides, all my life, I had to make do with what I have, with what I receive, and with a limited amount of happiness I found with Nanny. But I realized that this… this is happiness, too.
For the first time, I can proudly say that I am happy.
I caressed his mask. “You are, too, Malik. You are the most beautiful and the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. What I’m about to say may not be as meaningful as what you told me but this is important to me. My whole life, I felt like there were these thorns inside me that prevent me from breathing like any normal people do. But Malik, thanks to you, I feel like I could breathe again. Mee
