00:00Last night, I stood outside the bathroom door, listening to my younger sister cry.
00:08She had both hands over her mouth so our parents wouldn't hear her.
00:15If you don't know me, I'm the girl who isn't allowed to speak.
00:21The girl who lives on a permission-only basis.
00:28Yesterday, a boy at school pushed my little sister, and do you know what she did?
00:35She didn't shout. She didn't complain.
00:40She just put her head down and silently walked away, just like she has seen me do her entire life.
00:52I stood outside that bathroom door, and I was too much of a coward to even knock.
01:00Because what advice could I possibly give her?
01:05Just accept it?
01:08I posted a video yesterday, hoping to find some courage here.
01:15Barely 60 people saw it.
01:18And for a second, I just broke down.
01:22I felt completely invisible again.
01:26Like the real world and the internet both looked at me and decided,
01:32My voice just doesn't matter.
01:37But I can't let her think this is all life is.
01:41I can't let her grow up thinking the whole world is this cold.
01:47I don't care about going viral.
01:50I just need proof.
01:52I need to show her my phone screen and say,
01:55Look, there are people out there who will actually listen to you.
02:01If you have ever felt invisible,
02:04If anyone has ever shut you down,
02:08Please, don't scroll away.
02:11Just leave a heart.
02:12Leave a comment.
02:14Subscribe.
02:16Be the proof my sister needs to see today.
02:20Please.
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