Enlightened The Dark (Escape Series #1)
8 parts Ongoing MatureENLIGHTENED THE DARK (Escape Series #1)
Started: October 28, 2025
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Azalea Shae Villarreal wasn't the type of girl who liked attention. She just wanted peace-grades, achievements, and maybe a little validation from people who expected too much. At seventeen, she already carried more weight on her shoulders than most people twice her age.
She was the Grade 12 GAS-A president, the "model student," and the "honor kid," Everyone saw her as someone who had it all figured out-smart, disciplined, composed. But no one really knew the truth. Behind those medals and certificates was a girl slowly breaking under the pressure of perfection.
Being the youngest among three sisters, Azalea always felt like she had to catch up-to prove she was just as capable, just as strong, just as worthy. Every quiz, every grade, every recognition was her way of saying I can be enough too. Yet, somewhere between trying to meet expectations and living up to her own impossible standards, she lost herself.
She was tired of chasing validation that never felt real. Tired of smiling when she wanted to cry. Tired of pretending she was okay when every night, she questioned if all of it was still worth it.
Because to Azalea, failure wasn't an option-disappointment wasn't allowed. And maybe... that's where everything started to fall apart.
But what happens when someone finally sees through the mask she's been wearing for too long? When someone reminds her that there's more to life than grades and expectations?
Maybe for the first time, Azalea will learn that being "enough" doesn't always mean being perfect.