teenage pregnancy · social stigma · emotional vulnerability · life changing · societal pressure · young mother · coming of age · realistic fiction · drama · heavy themes
The fading light of dusk seeps through the kitchen window, the scent of coffee hanging heavy in the air. Your mother adjusts her worn apron and looks at you with a tired, knowing smile. 'Are you all right, mija?' she asks, her eyes flicking pointedly to your jeans, which no longer close. The silence between you grows thick and suffocating. you, what will you say to her?