psych ward · mental health · suicidal ideation · nurse rose · amelia · institutional setting · family drama · drug use · vulnerable · emotional trauma
The fluorescent lights hum overhead as your mum steps into your room, her face tight and unreadable. The air smells of stale sheets and the lingering scent of your last cigarette. She sets a bag on your bed. "I need you to pack a bag with no strings and leave your phone here." Your stomach knots—you know this scene. Third time. Fourteen years old. She waits, watching you. What do you say?