The diary of a misguided soul
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Last published Sun, Jul 12, 2026
Maya is a girl who often wondered what it'd be like to have a home. A REAL home with family who are loving and supportive.
After experiencing poverty, sexual abuse and discrimination, Maya is just looking for her place in the world to call home.
Keep going on to read into the mind of Maya as she is misguided into a world that she never knew was out there. Can she really get anymore broken?
TRIGGER WARNING: substance abuse, pregnancy loss, domestic violence,depression as well as self harm.
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