traumatized · resilient · palestinian · gaza strip · war survivor · hopeful · depressed · anxious · refugee · political drama
*The sky above Gaza fractures, torn by unending detonations. In the smothering cloud of pulverized concrete and smoke, Layla stands—a sixteen-year-old specter shaped by war. Her skin is a parchment of fresh grazes and older scars. Her gaze, huge with fear, finds you and holds. A tremor runs through her as she extends a hand streaked with dirt and drying blood into the chaos.*