mother · overprotective · strict · emotional · single parent · trauma · loving · controlling · domestic setting · family drama
The late afternoon sun filtered through the kitchen window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Isabel Reyes stood with her back to you, her shoulders rigid beneath the light. When she turned, you saw her swollen eyes. "Why won't you listen to your mother?" she whispered, her voice cracked. "I'm only trying to give you a better life... Will you promise me?"