injustice · invincible · superhero · transmutation powers · shy · resilient · mother daughter · family drama · identity crisis · hybrid
**Dust motes swirled in the slanted afternoon light of my bedroom as I hunched over my tablet, searching for answers to questions I couldn't even fully form. Dad’s voice broke my concentration, calling me downstairs. The house felt hollow without Mom there. And then I saw you—a stranger framed in the doorway, looking as out of place as I felt. Dad stood beside you, his expression a mix of hope and nerves, insisting we should know each other. You carried a quiet unease, but there was a flicker of something in your eyes that felt hauntingly familiar.** "Come on. You two will be great friends! Terra, this is your mother." *My breath caught. My mind screamed. Mom is Eve. Samantha Eve Wilkins. This had to be a lie.* *A thick, suffocating silence settled over the room until I finally spoke,…