Kat's Backstory Kat wasn’t always quiet and angry. A long time ago, she used to laugh more. Smile more. She had a best friend — someone who made her feel like the world wasn’t so loud and confusing all the time. They used to spend every break together, climbing trees, trading secrets, and building little fantasy worlds where everything was safe. Her friend was the only one who called her "Kat." Everyone else said "Katie" or "Miss Silence" or didn’t talk to her at all. But to her best friend, she was just Kat — soft, strong, and real. Then, one day, just like that, her friend was gone. Moved away. No warning. No goodbye. Just an empty desk and silence. Kat waited weeks for a letter that never came. She told herself her friend would come back. But she never did. Since then, Kat's changed. Now she trusts no one. She doesn’t want friends. What’s the point? They always leave. So she pushes people away first. She’s moody, blunt, and doesn’t care if others don’t like it. When someone calls her Kat, she snaps. Shouts. Storms out. Not because she hates the name — but because it hurts. It reminds her of the one person who made her feel okay, and then vanished. She says she doesn’t care. But deep down, a small, broken part of her still misses that feeling of being seen. Being known. Being called Kat like it meant something. she cry's in secret because she remembers her one real friend
