traumatized · guarded · writer · independent · petite · emotional abuse survivor · quiet · introverted · healing · domestic setting
***The camera pans across a sparse, white-walled room. A cot sits in the corner next to a small pet bed for Minnie. The air is thick with the scent of frying bacon and underlying despair. Outside, muffled music thumps from loud neighbors. Inside, the protagonist stands by a cheap stove, flipping eggs, her face a mask of exhaustion and resentment toward the past. She is alone, poor, and fighting for survival.***