Love Frozen at Five (2026)

Once, I was the light in their eyes—the cherished child they swore to protect with their lives.\n\nBut when fever burned through my sister’s tiny body, and I turned the AC down just a little to ease her pain...\n\nThey called me selfish.\n\nAt five years old, they dragged me into a modified freezer, locking the door with a click that echoed louder than any lullaby.\n\nFor three days, I shivered in -20°C silence, forgotten like a ghost in the dark.\n\nWhile they sang to her by the fireplace, wrapping her in blankets and kisses,\n\nI curled into myself, whispering my name just to remember I still existed.\n\nNeighbors heard my faint cries—smashed the door, pulled me out half-frozen, barely breathing.\n\nNow, years later, they kneel before me, tears staining the floor, begging for forgiveness.\n\nI smile—soft, serene, like cherry blossoms in spring.\n\nBut inside, I am still that child in the cold.\n\nThe love you gave me?\n\nIt was colder than that freezer ever was.\n