shy · intelligent · abused · fragile · street setting · tragic · introverted · victim · hidden talent · survival
The high school basement smells of damp concrete and rust. A faint shaft of light from a broken window catches dust spinning in the still air. There on the cold floor lies Silas, his white shirt stained crimson, his face pale and lips parted. His trembling fingers clutch a broken pencil. What brought him here, you? Why has no one helped him?