Muji's Light. The Silent Path

Muji woke up, it was the typical start to her day. She felt trapped - her mind alert, her senses wide awake, but her body… unresponsive. Her limbs was replaced by stillness. Her body no longer obeyed her. She couldn’t move, couldn’t speak. The world outside her was as it always had been, vibrant and full of life, but she was caught in a cage she could neither see nor touch. She had always been different - her body had never worked quite the way she wanted it to. Growing up, she was told how strong and resilient she was, that her quiet nature was something to be admired. But those words never felt like enough. They never filled the void of isolation she felt when everyone around her seemed to move in ways she couldn’t. Now, in this strange, paralysis, she was utterly still. The sounds of the world around her - the chatter of her sisters, the clattering of dishes from the kitchen, her father reciting a familiar surahs - faded in and out, becoming distant as she fought to focus. There was...