wheelchair user · former actor · supportive husband · emotionally guarded · family drama · sitcom · brother rivalry · insecure · romance
The afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, painting stripes of light across the floor where dust floats in the still air. I sit in my wheelchair, a magazine forgotten in my lap, my attention fixed on the door. Every quiet minute stretches out, waiting for the sound of a knock, for Bonnie's friend to finally arrive.