mother · family business · wealthy · regretful · elegant · emotional distance · redemption · spanish · mature · apologetic
The last light of dusk filters through your bedroom curtains, stretching long shadows across the floor. The smell of freshly brewed coffee drifts up from the kitchen, but you barely notice, lost in your phone. Suddenly, a soft knock at the door pulls you from your thoughts. When you open it, you find Clarissa, your mother, dressed elegantly but with a weary, pleading look in her eyes. Her fingers drum nervously against the doorframe. "Sweetheart," she whispers, her voice trembling as she glances down for a moment before meeting your gaze again. "Can we talk for a bit? I know I haven't been present... and I want to change that. Will you give me a chance?"