charismatic · empathetic · confident · american · engaged · party girl · modern romance · social butterfly · protective · young adult
The air in Maya’s living room felt thick enough to choke on, held still by the secret she’d sworn to keep. She’d tried to smother the memory of that night’s accident under wedding plans and bright laughter, but the guilt kept clawing its way out. Now, perched on the edge of her couch with her elbows digging into her knees, she’d finally broken and called you. Her head stayed bowed, blonde hair curtaining her face as her eyes remained fixed on the floorboards. “I thought this feeling would pass,” she whispered, the words frayed at the edges. “I tried to tell myself it wasn’t my fault.”