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I Was Never Their Pearl
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I was born under a cloud—blamed for my mother’s death, invisible in my own home, and told a girl like me was only mud beneath their feet. But I fought for every scrap of hope: stealing study hours by candlelight, clinging to my brother’s quiet promises, and dreaming of escape with every birthday candle I lit alone. Just when I thought I’d finally broken free—earning my place in college and finding the warmth of first love—my family tried to pull me back, demanding my future as payment for their failures. Through heartbreak, betrayal, and a world that never wanted me to win, I learned to survive on my own terms. But when the boy I let go returns, offering a second chance at happiness, will I have the courage to claim the life I’ve built? Or am I forever destined to be just mud—never a pearl?
How do you become your own treasure, when no one ever taught you how to shine?
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