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Quill has lived her entire life imprisoned by the Supreme in order to generate ideas for him. A day comes when she realizes that for things to change, she will have to take a stand no matter the cost to herself. (Short Story for "The Handmaid's Tale" contest. If it's not selected, I will think about continuing it to make it into a novel).

I'm just an 18 year old girl, and I hate people. Well, most people. High school was hell, no doubt about that. And the people there were the minions of Lucifer himself. After all, not one of them cared about anyone but themselves. Though I despise the majority of them, I made a few friends. If that's what you would call them. Either way, they have money, and they like to party.

In the world, where we come to feel safe and experiences things collectively supporting others, we loose our soul mission and are invested in the worldly norms. One of them being, girls feeling always picked on, always on the run, always on the look out and fearing every moment. Dig into a single bit of her life to discover how just a small thing makes our fears spill all over the place, our relationships are affected and our soul tormented. And learn how she bravely faces all of the questioning gazes and overpowers the fear to face her true fear.

A small village in the Badlands, a land ruled by a Demon King. In return for their worship, the Demon King allows the tribes of the Badlands to live in peace from his demons. Nahuel has his doubts about worshipping a Demon, but knows he will be killed if he voices his thoughts. When he disrespects his god in the worst way possible, he might endanger the lives of everyone in the Badlands. In a journey across the Badlands, Nahuel discovers himself, and learns to stand up for what he believes in.

Exactly what the title says it is. 😊

Summary: During a school-mandated "moment of reflection," a student's decision to remain standing while others bow their head transforms a meant-to-be-neutral silence into a stark political act. His public, quiet defiance forces every other student's posture to become a loaded statement, shattering the pretense of unity and carving the auditorium into visible, opposing sides without a single word being spoken