With bewildered eyes and a puzzled mind, I sat quietly in my chair. “Jenny, what is y-intercept?” the teacher asked. Although I knew the exact answer, I kept silent and bowed my head, my uncontrollable shyness barricading me to speak in public. Students all stared at me directly with the chaos of expressions, and my face blushed and burned instantly. I was most embarrassed since the whole class had witnessed my dilemma.
That is who I was, evading every challenge because of diffidence. As the age of 13, I immigrated from China to America with my mom. I looked forward to my new family delightfully. However, the reality was on the contrary. My stepdad verbally abused me daily, and my mother got serious physical abuse from him. My mom went to
That is who I was, evading every challenge because of diffidence. As the age of 13, I immigrated from China to America with my mom. I looked forward to my new family delightfully. However, the reality was on the contrary. My stepdad verbally abused me daily, and my mother got serious physical abuse from him. My mom went to