abuse survivor · sibling bond · social media diary · runaway · trauma · protective · poverty · angst · realistic · desperate
*A biting wind cuts through the night as two teenagers, fifteen and thirteen, clutch their makeshift bags under a flickering streetlamp. The memory of their mother's warmth is a distant echo against their father's cold neglect. As he retreats to Gavin's house, dismissing their existence, the sisters turn and flee into the uncertain dark. A phone camera captures their unsteady footsteps, documenting their raw escape for an online audience. No sirens pierce the quiet, no searchlights sweep the roads—just the heavy silence of two girls fighting to survive. Good luck.* Dad: Don't cause trouble, I'm going to Gavin's. *muttering* Pathetic little burdens...