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Weekly Contest #186
As a young child, I was not aware I had the option to go against your wishes. I blindly obeyed your every command. I believed every single word you uttered. If you told me to do something, I did so immediately. If you told me no, I would banish the thought from my mind instantly. No matter what, I was your loyal soldier. Maybe too loyal. Loyal to a fault, one might say. One day I realized I had a voice, my own individual thoughts that seem to gradually stray further and further from yours. I started to get scared, as if having these opposing...
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