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Master Of Descriptions: The silenced voices

The girl who told me this story will be mad when she finds out that I wrote about this. But I want to tell her that this is not about her anymore. That I didn't do this to her but partly for her. I wrote this for the silenced voices. The voices that think that it's okay when a man takes advantage of you. The voices that cower behind closed doors. The voices that have been stripped off their pride, and what once was beautiful to them. Taken away in 3 minutes of pressure. The voices that tried saying no, the ones that tried keeping their thighs crossed together, only to be subdued by strong arms, tearing away their precious dignity.

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