Inner Child

To the world, Elara had everything-wealth, beauty, talent, and success. But behind the perfect image, she carried a heavy truth: she had spent her whole life believing she was a mistake, and that she did not deserve to be happy.

From learning she was the reason her parents married, to losing her mother on her seventh birthday, to grieving the father she loved but struggled to show affection to, Elara built walls around her heart and hid her pain behind achievements and silence. She thought her story would always be one of loss and loneliness.

But when she finally faced the little girl she used to be-the one who had carried all the hurt and pain for so long-everything changed.

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, or actual events is purely coincidental.

This story contains heavy emotions, including grief, loss, and childhood struggles, and may be triggering. Reader discretion is advised.