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Mary Grace by Hanmariam

Title: Mary Grace

Author: hanmariam

Genre: Drama, Slice of life, Tragedy 

Plot:

She was raped. She was destroyed. She's always been alone despite the crowd of people surrounding her.A mentally unstable girl who is so close to cutting her wrist and ending her pain. Until he came. Her sister's boyfriend.

Review:

This story is not suitable for young readers, it contains violence, self-harm, sex and drugs, strong parental guidance is advised. Please read at your own risk.

Depression is NOT a joke. This story is a reminder to all of us that each of us has its own demon. We live and fight  everyday  to survive the demon inside us. Some people may overcome it, some  choose to give up. That's the sad reality of life.

Sometimes, we tend to escape this misery by isolating ourselves to everyone. We build an invisible wall to protect ourselves to get hurt. We tend to do some reckless shits just to fill the void of our loneliness. It doesn't matter whether if it's in a good or bad way as long as this can help us escape from our miserable life.

Rape is NOT a joke. Forcing people to do such immoral acts should be considered a crime.    Sometimes, people tend to make rape joke  which is really an alarming issues especially on social medias. We should be aware of those poor rape victims  who has been suffering from childhood traumas, that everything that they had endured all along. All the traumas, heartbreaks and feeling of disgust. Sometimes, people would mock or condemned them. 

I want to encourage everyone—this apply to all gender that if you feel abused, physically, mentally, sexually and emotionally, don't hesitate to SPEAK UP THE TRUTH! Don't let society dictates you. You own that body. You have the right to live and defend it. You shouldn't be ashamed just because of what happened, instead STAND UP FOR YOURSELVES. 

SUICIDE is NOT a joke. Ending your life doesn't solve your problems and it could affect other people lives, leaving them in guilt and  depressed  too. To those who feel depressed and anxious, don't hesitate to call someone, if you don't have someone to talk to then, PRAY. Don't be a victim of your own loneliness, remember that each person deserves to live. God will always there for us.

It's an eyeopener for us to be open minded to everything that happen in our surrounding. It doesn't mean that if someone is happy, that person feels okay. They cover up the pain that they gone through by pretending everything's okay but the reality is they are NOT OKAY. 

The story really enraged the hell out of me. I was reading the first part and i was like, what the heck just happen? It is not the story I expected to read cause I know it will make my heart hurt but I was really engrossed of what will happen in the latter part. 

It was a very sensitive topic and I was contemplating whether to read it or not since I'm not yet ready to be heartbroken again. It feels like my heart was torn into pieces in every chapters that I have read. I was amazed by the victim's bravery, to think that her abuser was always in her in the same place, she tried to act cool even though she was afraid and scared all along. She was always holding on to her family and friends as well. The sad thing was she never had a chance to speak about it. She doesn't want bother her parents to talk about whatever she gone through. It's all in her mind. She tried to do rebel things just because she wanted to escape the nightmare she had but the trauma keeps on haunting her. NAKAKAINIS si Mang Tomas dito , I can't do anything but to curse him so badly that I want him to rot in jail forever! I want Karma to get him back. 

She thought that doing the same thing with the different guy will erased the memory of her past but it keeps on coming into her mind. Her family knew something was wrong with her but she doesn't even want them to know the truth. Sobrang hirap  talaga yung may gusto kang sabihin pero di mo masabi kasi ayaw mong masira ang pamilya mo. 

The fact that  she's about to kill herself but she was so scared to do it then the next day, she found out that her sister took her life, it made her feel guilty. 

I admired her for keeping up with her messy life, she didn't blame her parents. She wanted to move on with her life along with Harry. 

The interpretation about the red riding hood story really creeped me out. It reminds us that as an individual, we should be aware of people around us. When someone feels depressed, we shouldn't let them feel that they are alone, instead try to listen to their sentiments to let their heart out.

When she found out the truth behind her sister's death, it was really a tear jerker moment for me. How her sister and Harry did that sacrificed their happiness just for her. I am waiting for her to get the happiness  and peace of mind that she longing for. I hope she get the justice that she deserve. 

Again, this story is a masterpiece and the author really deserved to be recognized. Sobrang galing. 👏🏻

Read at your risk.