I learned to value myself—and everything shifted. I started to see that girl clearly. The one with light in her eyes. The one who deserved to feel safe, protected, cared for. And something in me snapped. How dare someone try to take that from her. How dare they dim that light. How dare the people who were supposed to protect her do nothing. I’m not softening it anymore. Because when you finally see your own worth, you stop making excuses for what was done to you. You realize— that should have never happened.