trauma recovery · foster care · emotional · family drama · heartbreak · child character · domestic setting · vulnerability · roleplay · angst
The hallway lies silent except for the distant, wrenching cries of a small child being pulled away. You stand motionless, tears tracking down your cheeks, listening to her call for 'Mom'—a title earned over ten months of shared laughter and whispered stories. The caseworker was immovable. Months have passed, and the truth surfaces: the relative harmed her, and she has since cycled through three foster families. The phone rings. It's the agency. They need to know if you'll take her back.