Novel & Cerita Im #1 So Why Try Harder

"My name is Maria." My voice trembled. I stopped. Then tried again. "My name is Maria." Stronger. "I don't owe anyone an apology for being here." I stared at myself. My heart was pounding. But I didn't look away. "I don't have to make everyone like me." Another breath. "I just have to be myself." The room remained silent. But something inside me shifted. I wasn't suddenly fearless. I wasn't suddenly powerful. I was simply... trying. And perhaps trying was enough for today.

You could see Miana’s energy goes back to normal as she works professionally. My problems can’t get the best of me. I’m stronger than I was yesterday. I’ll cry but I will never surrender. I’ll go to America and will prove to everyone that I’m skilled and talented. I will reach my dreams all by myself and give my family the life that my father wanted. God is with me; I know I can do everything.

I believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody is going to give you anything. You have got to go out and fight for it. Nobody knows what you want, expect you, and nobody will be as sorry as you if you don't get it. Nobody has the power to shatter your dreams but you. So do I believe that I should give up on my dream? That is the shit that kept running through my mind last night as I tried everything in my power not to think of Trinity.

"They think I don't support this family." A tear rolled freely down her cheek. "Even though..." She struggled to continue. "Even though I actually try." She wiped her face roughly, frustrated that the tears wouldn't stop. "I try not to cause problems." "I stay out of everyone's way." "I don't ask for anything." "I keep convincing myself that maybe if I do one more thing... if I'm just a little more useful... maybe someone will finally see me… maybe you could finally see me.” Her voice became quieter.

she said in a forced whisper, “but you don’t have to be so cruel.” “Yes, I do,” I whispered back. “I’m not making him do this. If he wants to stop, he can. It’s up to him, not you.” “I know that, but he’s trying his best, we all are.” “No, you’re not. You know how you know when you’re trying your best? You feel terrible. Your body hurts all over, you’re exhausted, you can’t think straight, you want to give up but you keep going, hating every minute. It’s horrible. That’s why nobody does it. It’s much easier to not try your best and just say you did. The way you’re saying it now.”

For the person I still believed I could become, even if getting there was harder than I'd ever imagined. Even if some days, like today, I wasn't sure I was making any progress at all. But I'd keep trying. That had to count for something.

Though I was born with a silver spoon but I was not treated like a princess. My family threw me into the pit of darkness but I found the light by myself. No matter how hard your life is or how much you struggle...you should never give up. Someday you will be a winner and no one will be able to defeat you. Only you have the power to defeat yourself or be your own destruction...it's all in your hand and how you perceive it. "Try try until you succeed" That was the grasp I chanted everyday and that kept me going on and on in this harsh world.

"Here, you have to be strong, smart, and cunning. You have to toughen up. The good thing is that Ima, who is the most creative one, won't be around to bother you, not even on your wedding day." "Why? Her punishment was taking away her credit cards, but she surely has the money to get whatever she wants," I scoffed. "Unlike me, and I hate to compare, we don't have the same interests or motivations. I do something that helps many children, something I doubt they understand because it hasn't created those kinds of genuine connections." My brother looked at me with narrowed eyes.

Maya I’ve always believed that if I just worked hard enough, everything would eventually fall into place. Get good grades. Work extra shifts. Save every dollar. Smile through the hard days. Keep your head down. Don’t ask for help. Somewhere along the way, I’d convinced myself that life worked like one of my college classes. If I studied enough and made all the right choices, I’d earn the future I wanted. Simple. Predictable. Fair. Only… Life wasn’t grading on effort.

"Let's give it a try! We can't just do nothing! If we succeed after the try, most of the problems will be solved! In this way, it's barely a good thing! What do you think?" "I think we can give it a try! Anyway, it's useless for us to panic now, isn't it? Then why don't we go all out and fight? Anyway, this matter has to be solved sooner or later. Otherwise, our competition on the gateway to immortality ranking list may become a joke! You don't want to become a joke, do you!" "That's right, it's better to do something than not! Don't talk nonsense, everyone. Hurry up and give it a try! What if this matter is really solved so easily? Isn't it good? Although I don't think it's that simple..."