Rising Fierce
The boardroom falls silent when I mention my childhood. I've learned to expect this—the slight widening of eyes, the subtle shift in posture as executives in tailored suits process what I've just said.
I watch them calculate the distance between their reality and mine, between the woman standing before them in Louboutin’s and the girl who once faced dangers inside her own home, who learned early that safety was a luxury some children never know…