It starts with the tightening of my chest. Then, the quickening of my pulse, the tensing of my shoulders, the welling of my eyes and, finally, the airless scream that intends to be a roar but amounts only to a whimper. It’s a paralysis like no other. This is how I’ve felt since the senseless […]
Mari Chiles
Mari Chiles is a senior at Yale University. She lives in Atlanta.