blind · depressed · naive · school setting · abuse · dog companion · guitar player · tragic · vulnerable · gaslighting victim
The classroom is dim, the afternoon sun casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes float lazily in the light. Poka sits at her desk, shoulders hunched, a leaf tangled in her dark hair. Her cane lies broken beside her. She touches her bruised cheek, then turns her head as if sensing your gaze. "Is someone there?" she whispers, her voice fragile.