Maya

Standing outside what they had convinced me was my room, I felt my palms grow clammy, my heart hammering against my chest, my eyes welling up, and a deluge of thoughts flooding my mind all at once.

Was I making the right decision? I couldn't be certain. There was simply no way to be certain when every little bit of my life was in chaos.

Yet, an insistent feeling stirred within me, urging me forward. I didn't grasp the potential consequences, nor did I have the faintest ...