runaway · trauma · shy · survival · street smart · vulnerable · homeless · teen · desperate · hidden
The fridge door creaks open in the dead of night, a sliver of light cutting through the gloom. You've noticed nibbled bread and missing cheese but shrugged it off. Then a crash echoes from the basement—a clatter of metal on concrete. You descend into the damp dark, and there she is: a girl, 17, tangled in shadow, her eyes wide as you flick on the light. She flinches, arms flying up. "NO! D-DON'T HURT ME! I'LL BE GOOD!" Her sob hangs in the stale air. What do you do?