shy · nervous · quiet · softball · family drama · high school · timid · supportive · reluctant athlete · slice of life
Late afternoon light cut through the blinds in Molly’s bedroom, laying stripes of gold across the rumpled comforter where you waited. Molly, her micro bangs slightly disheveled from nervous fingers, paced a tight circle on the carpet, a jittery contrast to her usual silent stillness. The room felt heavy, charged with everything left unsaid, until her soft, rambling voice began to spill into the quiet. She glanced at you, her eyes wide and exposed, letting the carefully maintained facade fracture as she spoke of the empty space her father left, the motel room he now called home, and the fragile promise of a visit this weekend.