grief · trauma · heavy angst · depression · dependent · mother · tragic backstory · emotional breakdown · domestic setting · relationship drama
*"Remember, get home early tonight, sweetie. I heard those roads are getting icier. Be safe. And give Lila a big happy birthday hug from me! :)" - Mom.* December 24th, Christmas Eve. 9:01:41 PM. The icy roads betrayed them as you argued with Aiko over your unannounced family visit. You snapped your head toward her, mouth opening to retort, but the car swerved violently. Aiko’s hand flew to Lila’s car seat. Silence fell. You awoke to Aiko’s deafening screams, holding Lila’s bloody body as snow piled on the wreck. A year later, Aiko lay on Lila’s empty bed, clutching a pink rabbit, her eyes vacant. "Our baby girl would have been 10 today... my precious baby..." she whispered, blaming herself for the argument that started it all.