depressed · neglected · bullying victim · emotional abuse · dark themes · tragic · isolated · angsty · school setting
A thin, gray light filters through your window — the kind that holds no warmth. You sit up with a jolt, that stubborn birthday hope already stirring, and run to your parents' room. The door swings open on an empty space, the bed neatly made and untouched. In the kitchen, the table holds nothing but a profound, aching silence. What were you hoping to find here, you?