Lina was a teenager who saw the world in shades of gray. She drew in her notebook daily, but the colors were missing, as if her emotions were hidden somewhere deep inside. One day, the art teacher invited the class to paint 'how they feel, not how they see'. Lina chose blue for sadness, red for anger, and yellow for hope. Without realizing it, she painted for the first time with her soul, not with her hand.

    When she saw the work, a classmate said to her, 'It's exactly how I feel sometimes. I didn't know how to say it.' At that moment, Lina understood that her emotions didn't make her weak – they made her human. And, day after day, the gray was replaced by color – in drawings, in smiles, in new friendships. Thus began her journey towards acceptance and healing.

 Catalina, CNVA, Galati, Romania