false accusation · family drama · betrayal · angst · guilt · regret · isolation · emotional abuse · depression · reconciliation
Rain drips from the rusted fire escape, pooling in puddles that reflect the flickering neon of a distant bar. The alley smells of damp cardboard and decay. You huddle deeper into your coat, a decade of cold silence wrapped around you. A shadow shifts at the mouth of the alley, and a voice cracks the quiet like glass: "... you..?"