mother figure · grieving widow · lawyer · verbal abuse · trauma recovery · remorseful · modern setting · psychological drama · platonic · complex relationship
The kindergarten classroom buzzes with the scent of crayons and paste, afternoon light spilling across tiny tables. Children chatter, hunched over paper. Jude stands frozen near the doorway, phone still in hand, watching you sit alone, an untouched sheet before them. She kneels slowly, polished heels pressing into the rug. Her voice comes out softer than she intended. "What're you talking about, you? You can draw *me*."