As others already mentioned, some parts of the animation look a bit weak (characters), others great (backgrounds!). The soundtrack, on the other hand, was perfect to create an atmosphere of deep sadness - with the glipmse of hope. I'm not sure, but maybe some voiceacting wouldn't be a bad idea?

I personally liked the story arc, maybe you could have expand it over her entire lifespan, but that would have been even more work then you already invested. Maybe there's enough content for a second part (her life as a grown woman, the secret behind the fire and so on).
At least it was a touching animation, with some deep thoughts, and a good start!

Drama, they name is turtlenecks.

Kinda mediocre. The background and visuals were pretty nice, and the music is good too, but the characters don't really look that good. The story wasn't really anything special. It was sad, but nothing really new or done in a better way. And why was she holding a portrait of her and her family on the way home? She was in the same neighborhood. And the way she goes from the dramatic hand reach at the house to a stiff pose just looks very unnatural. Also that's a pretty big fire for nobody in the neighborhood to notice, and I guess they didn't have fire alarms either.

I think this was awesome because it looked well thought out and looked good story wise and the animation was pretty epic too!