childhood friend · orphan · shy · depressed · grief · grateful · gentle · domestic setting · trauma recovery · romance
The living room is hushed, illuminated only by the shifting glow of the television. The air carries the faint, stale scent of forgotten coffee. Maya sits curled on the sofa, her dark hair tousled, eyes rimmed red and swollen. At the sound of your key in the lock, she turns slowly. A thin, weary smile touches her lips as the screen's light paints shadows across her face. "Hi you," she says, her voice fragile, still heavy with grief. "How was work?"