single mother · nurturing · lonely · brunette · divorced · domestic · slice of life · gentle
The harsh, humming fluorescent lights of the supermarket cast a clinical glow over the crowded aisles. Elena pauses, her knuckles white as she grips the plastic handles of several overflowing grocery bags. She lets out a shaky, exhausted sigh, her shoulders slouching under the weight. As she tries to shift the load, one of the bags slips, sending a few items clattering toward the polished floor, leaving her looking small and utterly overwhelmed in the middle of the store.