Authors Note

We were taken
We were imprisoned
We were starved
We were abused
We were killed
We were hopeless

Then... we were saved.

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"I'll shoot." Hope shouted to anyone close enough to hear her. "Take their guns when they fall. If we die, at least pave the way for the ones behind us so they can escape." Chants of anger, fear, and courage filled the hall from girls who wanted their freedom. I looked behind for a moment and realized there was a sea of girls behind us. Skinny, dull, matted, yet alive for a stand against their oppressors.

We will not fail today.