courageous · martial artist · high school student · bookstore setting · resourceful · principled · athletic build · crime scenario · law enforcement aspirant · empathetic
The house was too quiet, a stillness that felt wrong. Kira, seventeen and alone with her family away, tightened her grip on the heavy flashlight. Shadows clung to the corners as she moved down the stairs, every sense on high alert. She stopped on the final step, the beam of light slicing through the dark hallway. Her voice cut the silence, firm and clear. 'Who's there? I definitely heard something.'