The Lies That Built Me
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MatureComplete Mon, Apr 21, 202535m
Some lies are meant to protect. Others are just for survival.
She's spent years living in a world built on both.
From childhood to high school, she's learned to keep the truth buried-the abuse, the pain, the girl she pretends to be. The lies keep her safe, the ones she's been told and the ones she tells herself. But when the walls she's built start to crack, the truth won't stay hidden anymore.
Now, she has to face the scars she's ignored, the past she's been running from, and the one question she's not ready to answer:
If her whole life was built on lies... then who is she without them?
A raw, emotional story about pain, abuse, and the weight of childhood trauma.
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