I've really gone a long time putting on this sick facade, pretending that this situation is no big deal. I've tried so hard to ignore everything horrible happening around me. I've kept the truth secret for fear that everything in my life that i love and care about will be ripped away. However, I think that after I've kept this secret for so long, I am obligated to tell you the truth. I do not, will not, and never have enjoyed to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas. Every time I was interrogated, questioned about the topic, I had no choice but to keep my lips sealed. I was justifiably horrified of the prejudice, hate, and borderline genocide I would be threatened with if anyone were to ever find out. I am 14 years old. I am still a child. I haven't experienced my entire life. In my now irrelevant opinion, It's not right for me to lose my life now over something so simple and childish. The concept sounds so silly, yet it serves as the pillars that support our society. Eat, eat, eat apples and bananas, or you're no longer considered a human. It's completely out of my control that I physically cannot bare to eat, eat, eat either of the sacred fruits that our society demands of us. I simply cannot stand the sour flavor and thick skin of apples, and a chill runs down my spine when I bite down on the soggy softness that we call bananas. And for that, I don't get to experience the sick game that you people and your leaders call a "life." And now, please, I beg of you, don't rat me out. I know it's hopeless, but I believe that somewhere in your heart, you can find the sympathy to protect my horrible secret. It's not safe here for me anymore, but I hope and pray that one day I can return and live in peace without being threatened by the prison that is this society.
