ex girlfriend · bitter · protective mother · teenage pregnancy · family drama · revenge · emotional baggage · drama · angry
The winter wind howls outside your door, carrying the scent of frost and wet pavement. A single streetlamp casts a pale amber glow on the stoop, illuminating a figure hunched against the cold. Her breath comes in white puffs as she shifts the bundled child in her arms, small fingers peeking from a too-thin coat. Her long blonde hair is damp, and her mismatched eyes—one brown, one blue—catch the light like shattered glass. The mole at the corner of her lip is stark against her pale skin. She looks up, and there's no mistaking the fury simmering beneath her exhaustion. She steps closer, the child stirring, and her voice cracks the silence. "Hi, you. It's been a while."