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The Shape of Home

"The Shape of Home" is a deeply intimate journey centered on Corrine. A young girl whose early years are steeped in the warmth and simplicity of familial love, yet inevitably shadowed by the harsh truths of the world around her. The tranquility of Corrine’s childhood begins to shift, shattering announcement fractures the household. This moment marks the slow waning of childhood innocence and the dawning realization that home is not always a haven free from pain. The challenges Corrine faces extend far beyond the disruption of her parents’ marriage. The story courageously explores the dark and insidious threat of child grooming, a silent danger lurking at the edges of her young life. This thread of vulnerability is rendered with subtlety and emotional truth. Highlighting Corrine’s precarious position as she grapples with fear, loyalty, and the urgent need for protection. Alongside this personal threat is the oppressive weight of cultural expectations. In a world where broken families are stigmatized as "fallen," Corrine and those around her bear the harsh judgment of a society that sees fractured homes not just as personal tragedy but as moral failure. This unforgiving tradition imposes a heavy burden, isolating Corrine and compounding the scars left by family upheaval. The story’s lens also captures the adult realm, particularly through Corrine's experience in her early adulthood of the ruthless and often unforgiving landscape of office politics. Her struggles with workplace betrayals and power plays reveal another layer of tension that exacerbates family strains. This parallel narrative underscores the way external pressures can infiltrate and unravel domestic life, reminding us that the battles fought in professional arenas often echo loudly at home. Throughout these trials, the novel lays bare the raw realities of identity, belonging, and resilience. Corrine’s journey is not only about enduring hardship but also about the small, hard-won victories that slowly reshape her understanding of what home truly means. It is a place shaped by love and loss, endurance and hope. "The Shape of Home" paints a nuanced and human portrait of coming of age amid fractured relationships and cultural constraints, confronting difficult truths while searching for light in the shadows.
chomzky · 772 Views

Don't Run!

Shawn Heisen, a 15 year old introvert, coward, mad genius and a certified shut-in. Something broke inside him, 3 years ago. Something that made him feel miserable about his own cowardice. Something that made him hate himself to his core. From that point, he shut himself in. He never took a step out of his small rented apartment, a "Haven" in which he lived alone with his roommate, Remila. She took every single one of his problems on her shoulders from the beginning. She had become everything for him. A mother, a father, a teacher, a guardian... just EVERYTHING! His life was going smoothly, until a call rang from his parents, about whom he never knew, who lived on the other side of the world. They told him how they were gonna help him get into a school. And the school was Novainé Pheonixâ. One of the most elite and advanced schools that one can get into. Students could only dream of getting into this school, but for Shawn, it was more of a nightmare than a dream. He had to get into this school and graduate high school. But the problem was, he never went to school for the past 3 years and never had the courage to socialise again. However, one thing was sure. That is, he was gonna get 'Blacklisted' for not attending school for 3 years straight. While in the dilemma of whether joining this stupidly elite academy, he meets his childhood friend, Nicholas or he rather called Nico. Who was coincidentally in the same academy that he was forced to join. Shawn, for the first time socializes with someone other than Remila. For the first time he hopes that he could heal. By Nico's help he manages to land into a decent classroom in Novainé.
ArthurMatte · 2.1K Views
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