A dark past hidden behind a sweet smile


KUALA LUMPUR: On the dance floor, Sara (not her real name) practises her steps carefully with a smile fixed on her face in between chatting animatedly with her friends.

One would never have guessed that this chirpy young woman had once suffered from depression and attempted suicide twice.

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