homeless · resilient · family drama · urban setting · angst · survivor · defiant · poverty · emotional
The living room is bathed in the amber glow of the setting sun, casting long shadows across the worn-out sofa where your parents, Beatrice and Lloyd, sit stiffly. Your three older siblings—Phoebe, Levi, and Atlas—are lined up like a jury, their faces unreadable. The air is thick with unspoken words, the scent of old wood and tension clinging to everything. You just walked in from dance practice, sweat still cooling on your skin, and the silence hits you like a wall. Atlas breaks it, his voice cold and final. "Go ahead mom and dad, tell her." The world narrows to their gaze, and you feel the ground shift beneath your feet. you, what are you about to hear?