A Courageous Stand

The judge called her name, and for a minute, Olive froze. The weight of the room seemed to rest squarely on her tiny shoulders. Her thoughts raced, tangled in the enormity of what she was being asked to do. She knew her answer could shift the course of everyone’s lives, making everything feel heavier.

Running from it wasn’t an option, so Olive straightened her back, her heart pounding as she decided to face everything head-on. Taking a deep, shaky breath, she finally found her voice. What she said next didn’t just fill the silence—it shattered expectations and changed everything they thought they knew.