"I transformed my manner
of thinking. I learned
that my life is of my
thoughts simply product."
an extreme amount of fear that
something was wrong with her because
she didn't think like everybody else.
This young girl grew into a teen. She
excelled in academics and was quite
gifted in writing. She was a high school
cheerleader. And despite her fears and
anxieties., all seemed well. Then alas, her
knight in shining armor appeared. She
fell in love for the first time. He wanted
to be with her every moment, and that
made her feel special. But soon, this
relationship turned into more of a prison.
Because of his possessiveness, she was
no longer "allowed" to do the things she
loved. She was isolated from her friends,
could not speak to other guys, could not
go swimming, could not walk to class
without him. just to name a few. Since
this was her first boyfriend, she was
somewhat naive and accepted this as
normal.
It wasn't long before she was being
pressured into having sex. She had been
taught that this was "sin" outside of
wedlock. However, her inability to say no
and desire to please her boyfriend ended
up in a pregnancy. She was a freshman in
high school and only 15 years old.
At first she was in denial, then in
complete fear. She knew that her mother
would hate her. She knew that her father
would be disappointed. She was
ashamed. As the months passed, it
became impossible to hide. She had
been spending every moment with her
mother, convinced she would be
disowned.
14
The day came when this young girl, a