The First Step

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It took her two whole years to build up the courage to go out of the house. As she took a step out and closed the door behind her, the warmth of the sun came to greet her cold, pale skin. She quickly shut the door and went inside. While she stood there, leaning against the door, Emily told herself, "no! Enough! It is time, now. Time to break free".
She, then, opened the door again and finally met the sun.
The warmth dissolved the hopelessness and brought the dead hope back to life.
Her eyes took a little time to adjust from the grey to this colourful world.
 Taking a deep breath, she said, "I deserve to live".

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