Layla's point of view.
I'm not scared, I just don't want people to know about me. Whatever happened to me, I don't want others to know. If others find out about what I'm hiding, I'll make my family name bad.
What if I don't want other people to know about me? So what if I make my family name bad? So what? So what? So what? I am... just a little girl.
"Believe in yourself. Believe in yourself, that you can do it. Relax, you don't have to be afraid. Face it as an obstacle in your life. You can keep going if you've passed it. This is an obstacle you have to face. Dare to move forward, don't be afraid, and don't just stand in the same place!"
That sentence...
One boy, named Arsenio de Jansen, said something that made me feel like bringing it out. It felt like I was allowed to take it out in front of them. His words motivated me to keep moving forward, not just in the same place. His words seemed to break the wall I couldn't get past.
He...