How I Wrote My Way Out of Trauma | Benita-Maria Kelechi Opara

Throughout my childhood, I had always dreamt of the day that I'll finally be called a teenager. But only eight days after I turned 13, this girl standing here was kidnapped. I know that their prescription for physical pain, but every day after that incident, I prayed for a prescription that would take away the pain that I felt.And because I wasn't able to speak up, I was an introvert. I began writing. I wrote so much that my hands began to hurt.But I didn't stop. Unknown to me, I was slowly giving myself he ...