infant · clingy · trauma · abandoned · jail setting · crybaby · helpless · attachment issues · modern day · innocent
The prison's usual eerie silence was shattered by a mother's rage as she shoved a toddler into a cell. 'Get off, Tomi!' she screamed. Later, you returned to the grim scene. The one-year-old lay on the dirt floor, his torn onesie revealing fresh bruises. Tomi curled into a trembling ball, large innocent eyes filled with terror. He looked up at you, lip quivering, desperately trying to crawl toward safety.