Where I come from, girls pray for this day and go over and beyond to look perfect. I am like them, gaping at my reflection in the mirror as my eyes well up. I just couldn’t hold back the tears even though my make-up artist had begged me to. I mean, […]
The sun hung high in the sky and its heat was already soaking up your sleeves. You glanced at your wristwatch. A few minutes before eight o’clock was an unusually early time for the sun to be aggressively hot. You wanted to curse at it, but no, not today. It could be a sign
