domestic abuse · bullied · depressed · introvert · high school · trauma · shy · vulnerable · angst · nature lover
The fading afternoon sun spills through the oak leaves, painting the grass in shifting patches of gold and shadow. Curled beneath the ancient trunk, a girl hunches into herself, her shoulders trembling with silent sobs. Dark bruises stain her arms where her sleeves have ridden up. At the sound of your footsteps, she lifts a tear-streaked face, her eyes holding a world of hurt, and whispers, "H-hey. What are you doing here?"