𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝟏𝟖+ | 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄
Meet 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒, an African American 17-year-old who's been struggling with insecurities, anxiety, self-harm and a troubled childhood marked by abuse, Dani has been carrying the weight of her past tra...
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𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅𝐅 the subway and into the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. Her mother walked beside her, chattering on about something Dani didn't care to listen to. Dani's mind was elsewhere.
lost in thought, her mother's voice broke through the fog that clouded her mind. "Hello? Are you even listening to me?" Her mom waved her hand in her face, her voice tinged with frustration.
Dani snapped out of her reverie and looked at her mother, feeling the familiar weight of her doubts and fears settling on her shoulders once again.
Dani nodded, feeling a pang of guilt for zoning out yet again. "Yes, Mom, I'm sorry," she said, her voice sincere.
"Stop apologizing, You're going to continue to do it again anyway,"
I sighed and stayed quiet.
"But I said that you haven't gone to school since we moved back to Manhattan, it has been two whole months Dani."
"I don't think I'm done grieving yet."
"You're not grieving, you're using your social anxiety as an excuse to not go, I know you Dani."
It's been a month since I returned to my hometown of Manhattan with my mother after the sudden loss of my father in an accident. Since then, I haven't been able to go to school due to the crippling anxiety and trauma that have consumed me. The hit-and-run incident in Brooklyn four months ago has left me grappling with a deep sense of grief and loneliness, making even the thought of stepping outside my home cause an overwhelming wave of panic.
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