winter in her eyes

People say pain changes a person.
But no one talks about what happens when pain becomes the only thing a person has ever known.
From a childhood filled with silence and scars to hallways full of cruelty, she learned how to survive without ever truly living. She buried her feelings behind quiet smiles and tired eyes, convincing herself that love was something meant for other people.
Until she met him.
For the first time, someone looked at her like she mattered. Like she was worth staying for.
And slowly, the girl who carried winter inside her heart began to feel warmth again.
But some stories are written in heartbreak.
And some love arrives a little too late