The Parking Lot
Elissa Bell-Degrate Elissa Bell-Degrate

The Parking Lot

Sometimes the hardest part of a decision is the moment before you make it. Surrounded by noise, judgment, and expectations that aren't entirely her own, one young woman stands still wondering whether the next step will actually be hers to take.

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The Choice I Couldn't Say
Elissa Bell-Degrate Elissa Bell-Degrate

The Choice I Couldn't Say

There are choices we make out loud, choices we make quietly, and choices shaped by everything we are too afraid to say. Looking back, she realizes the answer may have been there long before she found the words for it.

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