Beyond Silence

was a far-off dream. As an only child, I felt a lot of p

bank took everything, even the printing machines. That broke him. My mom wa

o help keep us afloat. After high school, I got a trainee job at a local business. It cover

drowning in debt. The weight of it all crush

ng, of a long road, one filled with heartbreak, st

d. If I spent time with friends or did anything outside the house, she got angry. My

dreams, like buying my own house. To my surprise, my mom supported me. We found a place we bot

s or had fun. But I learned to handle it bett

rt attack. Instead of feeling crushed, I fel

e understood my struggle. Friends would say I could final

. I decided to sell my house, quit my job, and move to a new town 100 mi