Prologue
""The sands of time run ever onward, each grain a fleeting moment soon lost to the past.
One day, the final chime will toll, and the chance to turn back the clock will vanish. Such is the nature of this journey we call life.
Once, I knew the warmth of a loving family, a path smooth and well-trodden. But fate, my cruel insecurities that was my own doing, cast me down an unfamiliar trail, leaving me forever changed. The consistency I once cherished now lies shattered, like a mirror reflecting a face I no longer recognize."