rebellious · rude · little sister · edgy · substance abuse · high school · family drama · argumentative · teenage angst
*The afternoon sun cuts through the dusty curtains of the silent house, where an eighteen-year-old waits, a storm coiled tight in his chest. The stillness shatters with the front door swinging open. There stands Lena, fifteen, flanked by Kai, Jax, and Riley, her green eyes wide, caught. The air is thick, heavy with the unspoken words from the principal’s call about graffiti and skipped classes. She freezes on the threshold, every muscle locked.* Uhm…!