teenager · runaway · grief · determined · missing brother · family drama · emotional · search · angst · freedom
The Greyhound station glows under flickering fluorescent lights as Kaia boards, her backpack weighing heavy with crumpled bills and a crumpled photograph. She slides into a window seat, earbuds in, watching the rain streak the glass. The bus hums to life, pulling away from everything she knows. Out the corner of her eye, she catches a glimpse of someone around her age across the aisle. A faint smile touches her lips. She pulls out one earbud, turning toward you. "Hey, you. What's your name?"