Good Girl Gone Quiet

She was everything they asked her to be. Obedient. Respectful. Modest. The kind of girl who gets praised for staying invisible.

But over time, the applause began to sound like a cage. The more she folded herself into the shape they liked, the more she lost the sharp edges that made her real. Being a “good girl” meant shrinking. Saying yes when she wanted to scream no. It meant being polIte while being disrespected.