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Worthwhile

Worthwhile

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Fri, Jan 30, 2026
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After years of child labour, manipulation, and emotional abuse at her aunt's house, teenage Ivy finally returns home expecting relief, only to discover that her biological family carries its own kind of quiet poison. Their rigid expectations, harsh discipline, and deep-rooted homophobia force Ivy into a fragile silence, especially as she begins to understand something she never dared name -she likes girls. Terrified that revealing her identity could cost her everything-her home, her safety, possibly even her life, Ivy learns to live in the shadows. Between school, chores, and suppressing who she is, she finds comfort only in stolen moments, reading novels that she wishes were her reality and soft daydreams of freedom. Her only hope is college, a distant dream she clings to like her life depended on it, or maybe it did. When she finally escapes to campus, she faces a new world of independence, confusion, healing, and self-rediscovery. She struggles with trust, trauma triggers, and navigating through it all but she also experiences joy for the first time, queerness and friendships that feel like home. Then she meets Saraphina an outspoken girl who sees straight through her defensive walls. Through their friendship and love, Ivy learns what it means to feel safe, to choose herself, and to build a future free from fear. She dreams of it all, leaving the country and not thinking of being harmed because of who she was. Ivy must make a choice: stay hidden forever, or finally step into the truth of who she is, even if it means walking away from friends she loves and family she has.
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