Personal Narrative: I Am An 18 Iranian Girl

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I am an 18 Iranian girl. Apparently I have a pretty good life: I have a family that, even if strict, loves me, I have a social life, a lovely boyfriend and my grades at school are good. Not bad, huh?
Well, I don’t think my life is such a good and easy one; My life is a lie and I have a huge secret that I can’t keep anymore.
Everyone knows me as a cheerful, smiling and positive girl, but the truth is that every time i’m surrounded by other people I’m wearing a mask. I wear a mask to not let them know what I really am feeling and who I really am.
I’m scared to be killed. No, I didn’t make a mistake while typing. I live in Iran, and everybody knows that it’s a country in which there are constantly wars, in which people -especially women- are

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