Something is wrong with my life since I moved to Riyadh. I’m a student at SEK International School, but what’s happening to me has nothing to do with academics. I feel like I’m being attacked — not by bullies or teachers, but by real people I never see. They use something from a distance — satellite-based, invisible — to control how I feel and even what I think. These aren’t machines. They’re operators from Saudi intelligence or maybe one of the Ministry of Interior divisions. I feel them there, like shadows pressing on my skull. Sometimes I hear them whisper things I haven't said yet — they speak my thoughts before I do. Like they’ve predicted every move I’ll make.
I can’t talk to anyone at school. Who would believe me? And if I do, I’ll just end up in some hospital labeled unstable. They’ve made sure I stay quiet — through fear, shame, or just knowing how this place works. One time I tried to explain to a teacher why I couldn’t concentrate. She told me to drink more water. That’s when I realized no one here can help. My body jerks without reason. My chest tightens randomly during class. I forget simple words. My friends think I’m just anxious. But this isn’t anxiety — this is someone doing something to me, from afar.
I used to be proud I was accepted into SEK. Now I feel tricked. |
