Meenakshi Varun (Age: 14)

I fake a smile every second, every minute, every day, Don’t know why, but I’m getting used to being this way. I see myself in the mirror—this gaze, penetrating, Don’t know why, don’t know how, but I lost myself without...

I am already behind. The weight settles, Before my feet even touched the floor. Not from them. Not from the world. But from the silent war that rages within my mind. I built a version of myself- Polished, unshaken, always...