Kira PoV
[??? Years prior]
I stared at the ground as kids played together, laughing. No one paid me any attention.
My hands clenched into fists. Of course they wouldn't. I was a monster who couldn't control her own powers. My immediate surroundings were covered in a thick layer of ice, glistening in the sunlight but casting a shadow over my heart.
I could hear the joyous sounds of my peers—shouts and giggles mingling with the rustle of leaves in the gentle breeze. They played a game of tag, their carefree laughter ringing like music through the air. But I was an outsider, a spectator to their joy, forever on the fringes.
"Look! It's Kira!" one of the children called, pointing at me. The laughter faded, and their heads turned in my direction.
I flinched, my heart racing. I could feel the heat of shame creeping up my cheeks as I glanced at the frozen ground, the way the ice shimmered in the sunlight, a stark contrast to the warmth of their happiness.
