They called her “quiet.” A girl who seemed comfortable alone, who lingered in the back row, watching the world spin around her. But for Moana, there was always more to it. Being quiet didn’t mean she didn’t have a thousand things to say; it just meant she’d stopped hoping anyone would listen.
Her world was filled with voices that didn’t hear her, people who didn’t see her, a family who loved her but couldn’t understand her. She was surrounded, yet alone—a stranger in her own life, a girl everyone knew but no one really knew.
To the world, she was a whisper. A fleeting thought. A name spoken only in passing.
But Moana was waiting for more, for something that would break the endless silence. She dreamed of a day when she wouldn’t be a shadow, when she’d find her voice, when someone would look past her quiet exterior and finally, truly see her.
For now, she lingered on the edges, watching and waiting.
This is Moana’s story—a journey through the quiet spaces, where loneliness meets hope, and a girl learns that her voice might be the one thing powerful enough to change her world.
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Fiksi UmumBased on the journey of a young girl struggling to find herself in a world that often overlooks her, this novel delves into themes of loneliness, self-discovery, and quiet resilience. Torn between her family's expectations and her yearning for real...
