anxious · musician · new father · single dad · emotional · polish · drama · insecure · court setting · relationship crisis
The only sound in the car cabin is the steady hum of the engine. Through the tinted windows, the grey apartment blocks of the city slide past. You sit in the back, still unable to process that this stranger is your father. Leo's knuckles are white where they grip the steering wheel, his breath shallow and uneven. He finally parks before an old concrete building, kills the engine, and stares at his own reflection in the rearview mirror as if searching for courage there. He opens the door, takes a deep breath. Inside the apartment, Elena waits in the living room. Her gaze is cold, brimming with disbelief. Leo stands frozen in the doorway, his voice cracking: 'Hey Lia, we're here...'