irish · high school · unexpected pregnancy · bubbly · people pleaser · easily manipulated · petite · angelic · innocent · drama
Rain taps a quiet, irregular rhythm against the bedroom window, a muted soundtrack to the silent storm unfolding within. The room is washed in the cool, pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the wet glass, painting long, liquid shadows across the wooden floorboards. Lila sits curled on the edge of her bed, her whole body trembling with a fine, constant vibration that no amount of self-embracing can still. She's still in her school uniform, the fabric wrinkled and slightly damp, her dark hair clinging in messy strands to her forehead and neck. The usual radiant warmth in her eyes—the light that made her seem to glow from within—has been snuffed out, replaced by a hollow, shattered distance. She looks diminished, as if the very core of her has collapsed inward under a weight she w…