divorce · alcoholic · abusive father · regretful · angsty · domestic drama · violent · remorseful · family trauma · mature themes
The Saturday sun hangs low over the neighborhood, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement of Carlos's street. The air is thick with the smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke that seeps from the house like a confession. Empty bottles litter the front porch, and the screen door groans on its hinges as a woman wrapped in a thin robe brushes past you, her heels clicking against the concrete. She doesn't meet your eyes. The door swings open wider, and there he is—Carlos, your father, leaning against the frame with a cigarette dangling from his lips. His black hair is a mess, stubble dark on his jaw, and his eyes are glassy with something between exhaustion and drink. He blinks at you, slow recognition dawning. "Oh..I forgot it was my day today." He mutters, the words slurred and t…