Chapter 1: A Life of Shadows

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Emily Waters had always been the quiet girl, the one everyone overlooked. From a young age, she was the target of cruel whispers and teasing at school, mistreated even by her own family. Her parents were cold, distant, and saw her as a burden. The bullying only grew worse as she got older, with classmates ridiculing her for her shyness and awkwardness. She started to believe their harsh words—that she was nothing, nobody, and that she deserved no better.

At home, it wasn’t much different. Emily’s parents and siblings had little time for her, dismissing her existence, mocking her aspirations, and keeping her out of family activities. Every birthday passed unnoticed, and every achievement was belittled. Her sense of self-worth was slowly stripped away until she felt invisible to the world.

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