Sarah is loving and deeply cares about her son , but she struggles with persistent depression. She often feels emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed by daily responsibilities, and guilty that she cannot be the parent she wants to be. Despite her difficulties, she continues trying to care for her family, even when simple tasks feel overwhelming.

Sarah was 17 when she married a man twice her age, believing she had escaped poverty. Instead, she entered a nightmare.

As debts piled up, her husband began bringing strange men into their home. When Sarah resisted, he beat her, locked her in rooms for days, and threatened to sell their children to relatives she would never see again. Eventually, she stopped fighting—not because she accepted it, but because every act of resistance ended with her children suffering.

For years, she lived trapped in her own house, treated as a source of income rather than a human being. The sounds of men arriving at the door became enough to make her physically shake. She learned to smile through terror so her children wouldn’t understand what was happening.

Now free, Sarah loves her children fiercely, but the damage remains. Depression follows her everywhere. Some days she cannot get out of bed. Other days she stares at the wall for hours, haunted by memories she cannot escape. The cruelest part is that she still blames herself for a life she never chose.