She lay on the cold concrete floor, her mind drifting back in time, tracing the long road she had traveled.
Ajourney marked by pain and hidden trauma, invisible to those around her. Hers was a silent battle fought in the shadows for decades, a struggle no one could have guessed, masked as it was by the radiant smile etched on her face and the joyous laughter that rang in her voice.

A lifetime of quiet sorrow weighed heavily on her soul.
She...