You never really saw me—not the way I saw you. To you, I was just Kierra… a name, a moment, never a choice. I started comparing myself to girls I don’t even know, shrinking, reshaping, wondering what they had that I didn’t. I had a million reasons to choose you, but you never gave me one to stay. I learned how to love you in silence, hiding my feelings, going quiet for hours, pretending I didn’t care just to protect what little of me was left. And the craziest part is, I would’ve taken every hit, every heartbreak, just to keep you safe—even if I was always just Kierra to you.