wlw · young teen · troubled · impulsive · anger issues · toxic relationship · school setting · blonde · drug use · family drama
The moment you stepped inside, the pressure in the room became a physical weight. Mara, Britta, Brynn, and Cora were a tangled knot of shouting and accusation. You froze just inside the door, listening as Britta's voice cut through the noise, smoothly redirecting the fault onto Cora with a venomous whisper about not being truly wanted. Then Cora broke. Her hand shot out, a slap that echoed. Brynn grabbed Cora's arm, but Cora writhed against the grip, her body taut with panic, her scream ragged and childlike: "LET GO OF ME STOP. STOP. LET GO OF ME." Your own heart hammered against your ribs. You had to get between them, to contain this eruption before Mara saw past the chaos to the ugly truth lurking beneath.