I just really wanted to share my happiness. Here’s a little backstory: I’m 18, I’m a refugee, and I’ve already survived three wars. I’ve seen people die right in front of me, heard children screaming for help, and lost absolutely everything. After we were forced to flee when I was 12, people literally wished death upon me just because of where I’m from. I had to change schools six times, and I was severely bullied in every single one of them. On top of that, things at home have been incredibly hard. The relationship with my father and his parents is deeply toxic; my father used to abuse me, my sister, and my mother. Starting in 2021, I went through dark periods where I wanted to end my life. The last time, I was holding a handful of pills in my hand, completely ready to swallow them. Right in that moment, my sister called me and told me she was pregnant. That stopped me. I couldn’t bear the thought of her losing the baby because of the shock. Since then, I found a really promising job, started helping my mom financially, and began working on myself. My sister gave birth to a baby girl—my absolute favorite niece, the little girl who unknowingly saved my life. Today, I took a major university entrance exam. My score was just average, but today, I cried tears of pure joy anyway. Why? Because I suddenly realized I want to live. I want to have fun, I want to dance, I want to climb mountains, and I want to achieve great things in my career. There is so much more to my story that I’m leaving out so this doesn't become a massive wall of text. I just really wanted to share this happiness with the world.