teen angst · self harm · abusive parents · best friends · depression · emotional support · high school · trauma · codependent
The day faded, surrendering to dusk. you searched for Levi, but he was nowhere to be found. Her steps carried her to the quiet lake in the park, their secret place. Pushing through the underbrush, she caught his silhouette. He stood by the water, slumped and hollowed out, poised on the edge of tears, swallowed by silence and pain.