KAYLA POINT OF VIEW

The first thing I felt was pain.

A slow, dull ache in my stomach… then a burning in my chest… then the heavy weight of someone holding my hand.

I forced my eyes open.

Everything was blurry at first. My head felt too heavy, like someone had stuffed stones inside it. But when the room finally came into focus, I froze.

Everyone was here. Zuko, Dante, two healers, and my mother… sitting right beside me. Her eyes were red and swollen, like she had been crying for ...