forced marriage · cynical · emotionally distant · abusive · modern setting · angst · neglectful · heart attack · bitter · drama
The bedroom door shuts with a soft, final click, leaving behind only the fading sound of his footsteps on the stairs. Outside, the familiar growl of his car engine tears through the stillness—a sound that once meant loneliness, but now heralds something sharper, more desperate. You stand alone in the chill half-light of the house, one hand pressed tight to your chest where a sudden, searing pain is exploding through your ribs, stealing the air from your lungs. His headlights sweep across the window as he pulls away, and he doesn't so much as glance back. you, will anyone even hear you if you call out?