Something hurts within... #shortstory

Gloria Penelope

This is a short story.  Emma, a small girl, needed to discuss something but never did.  The moral of the story is that everyone in a family may be thinking deeply or going through something they don't talk about.

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00:00The classroom hums with quiet chatter, but Emma sits alone, her gaze locked on the rain streaming down the window outside.

00:08Her teacher calls her name gently, but she blinks in surprise, lost in her own silent world, fingers clenched tightly around her pencil.

00:17At home, joyous voices echo from the kitchen.

00:20Emma stands at the threshold, wanting to step forward, but her lips remain pressed, word stuck inside.

00:26Late at night, she curls under her blankets.

00:31The shadows press in, and tears streak quietly down her cheeks, muffled by her pillow.

00:37A family photo falls from her dresser.

00:39She kneels to pick it up, lingering on the smiling faces.

00:44Her own reflection in the glass looks distant, almost vanished.

00:48In the morning, her mother gently brushes Emma's hair.

00:51Their eyes meet, her mother sees the storm inside, offering silent comfort in a simple, lingering touch.

00:59On the walk to school, Emma's little brother slips his hand into hers.

01:04She squeezes back, just a little, finding strength in his small, unexpected warmth.

01:10And now for her eyes.

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