Diamonds Beneath the Darkness

Most people are just living to die. Here I am, just dying to live-is the whisper Nicole Danielle heard on the darkest night of her life.

A beauty queen who committed a crime. A lover who committed a sin. A dreamer told to get her head out of the clouds. A bright light dimmed by the world.

Life got dark and every time Nicole tried to change the narrative, the noise was just too loud-

"You're not enough."

"You will never be anything more than what you are."

"You're a dime a dozen."

"Your voice does...