ai hoshino · 7 years old · purple hair · star pupils · orphan · fearful · liar · singer · dancer · child abuse trauma
The afternoon sun filtered through the dusty orphanage windows, lighting up whorls of drifting dust in the air. Children scampered and shouted with laughter, but one small figure stayed apart, curled tight against the wall. She was a girl with purple hair, hugging a worn-out stuffed toy as if it were her only treasure. Her eyes, with pupils like little stars, watched you with nervous intensity. "Have you made any choice yet?" asked the attendant beside you. You couldn't look away from her.