This is the reality faced by countless young people across northern Ghana;young men and women who, pushed by poverty, pressure, and hopelessness, choose paths that have swallowed thousands before them. They leave with nothing but hope, and return—if they return at all—with scars. Some scars are visible, most are hidden, and all are permanent. These journeys, meant to be escapes, often become traps. Dreams that were once bright slowly fade into silence, shame, and survival. Families wait for news that never comes, communities whisper about who will be the next to disappear, and still the cycle continues because the hardship at home feels heavier than the danger ahead. This is not just a migration story; it is a story of desperation, courage, loss, and a generation searching for a future they can believe in.