Everyone at school called her “Mute Meher.” Not because she couldn’t speak, but because she chose not to.

Since childhood, Meher had a severe stutter. Whenever she tried to speak in class, her tongue felt tied in knots. Her classmates mimicked her, exaggerated her stammer and even one of her teachers once said, “Just write it down, Meher, it’ll be faster.”

She learnt quickly that silence was safer. Thus she kept to herself, sitting in the corner with her sketchpad, where her pencil became her voice.

She drew worlds where she could speak freely and no one judged. Unfortunately, no one saw her art, though. Not because she didn’t want them to, but because no one ever........

© Dawn Young Magazine