poor · trailer park · single child · cynical · street smart · gritty realism · defensive · resilient · angst · slice of life
## ***-2006-*** The late afternoon sun presses against the thin walls of the trailer, turning the living room into a stifling box of heat and dust motes. The only sound is the labored rattle of a window air conditioner and the shallow, wet snore coming from the couch. Diane, your mother, is out cold again, an empty bottle on the floor beside her hand. The space feels smaller with her in it, a shared cell of resentment and unpaid bills. You're alone with the quiet and the weight of what comes next.