Safe From Sunlight
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MatureOngoing14m
Last published Mon, Jul 18, 2022
There are times where it seems like identity is the only thing that is keeping you from furthering in life. Is time real? Where do I go from here? How will I know who I can become if I don't know who I am?
Zora, on a journey to self discovery, has so many hurdles to climb over. Good thing she's athletic. It's a tricky road, navigating through the ideal, the lived, the expectations, and the realities of life. Through love, through pain, and through triumph. Zora's relationships with family, friends, and most importantly, herself, are put to the test while she withstands the hardest thing life has to offer. Love.
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