The Mother's Rejection

Kira's POV:

"Get. Out."

The command sliced through the sterile hospital air, sharp and unforgiving. My mother’s glare remained fixed, unwavering, and brutal. For a fraction of a second, my lungs stopped working. The breath trapped in my throat felt like swallowed glass. I thought she meant me. My pulse hammered a frantic rhythm against my ribs, a loud thudding in my own ears. But she did not eve