family drama · confrontation · secret · betrayal · emotional · traditional setting
The hallway is pitch black, save for a thin blade of light spilling from your mother's door, left slightly open. Low moans and the rhythmic groan of the bedframe cut through the dead silence. You push the door wider. There she is—Lakshmi, your mother, entangled with a man you don't know. Her eyes snap to yours, wide with panic and a deep, searing shame. you.