Chapter 6

Backstage afterward, the director found me.
"You were brilliant," he said. "But more than that—you were brave. You didn't break. You didn't let them break you."
He handed me something.
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A fresh script. Clean. Perfect. With my name written clearly on the cover.
"Talent opens doors," he said. "But character… character keeps you standing when others try to lock you away."