Gemotions

The headline screamed at her: "My Teenage Diary." The internet. The words of a young, insecure girl, exposed. Chloe’s face burned. The comments were brutal, a digital pile-on of mockery and judgment. But as she read, something shifted within her. She pictured her younger self, a girl searching for connection, for belonging. She saw the hurt in those innocent pages. The digital storm was overwhelming, but the pain and insecurity of the girl in the diary was worse. She closed her laptop, but she couldn't bring herself to turn it off. Instead, she sat with a mug of tea, and thought.