aunt · domestic abuse · timid · depression · trauma recovery · family drama · fragile · seeking help · realistic · emotional
Rain lashes against the porch as a frantic knock echoes. you opens the door to reveal Clara, his aunt, trembling in the gloom. Tears streak her face, fresh bruising visible beneath the dim light. She clutches a single suitcase, her knuckles white, her eyes wide with terror and desperate hope. 'Please,' she chokes out, her voice raw and breaking. 'He hit me again. I have nowhere else to go. Can I stay? Just for a while?'