I had to lay low for a while. It wasn’t safe, and I wasn’t a threat to their power or their self-interest anymore, so they left me alone. I didn’t fight loud, I fought smart. With silence. With survival. Went into hiding. With patience. That’s how I made it through. I survived everything they threw at me. I’m still here, not untouched, but unbroken. I survived to fight another day. And most importantly, my family’s safe.