When Memory Betrayed Her

“Sarah Miller stood at the State Teacher Certification Exam hall, her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher finally within reach. Years of arduous study and her parents' immense sacrifices culminated in this pivotal moment. For the third consecutive year, a stern proctor flatly denied her entry, declaring her name mysteriously "flagged" for "security concerns." Even her kind former teacher, Ms. Hayes, turned her away with troubled eyes, repeating the same vague excuse. Her parents and friends watched helplessly as their hopes crumbled before stony-faced officials who labeled Sarah a "risk." When she lunged for the door, burly security guards brutally restrained her, scattering her notes and attracting a persistent news crew. "What is in this file?!" Sarah screamed, a raw cry born from years of suffocating anxiety and a terrifying mental blank for these alleged "incidents." She remembered no "episodes," only this cruel, unjust barrier to the future she had promised her beloved, deceased brother. Then, her admission ticket fluttered to the floor, revealing a tiny, hidden photograph: Mikey' s smiling face. Her old professor, Dr. Carter, stepped forward, finally revealing this entire harrowing ordeal was a cruel, orchestrated plan to shatter her trauma-induced amnesia. A brutal truth, long buried, was about to resurface.”