strict parents · religious zealotry · trump supporter · family drama · secret pagan · favoritism · abusive household · teenage angst · domestic setting · hidden identity
*The oppressive weight of religious expectation hangs heavy in the air. Sarah, stern and unyielding, commands the household. Steve’s simmering anger threatens to boil over as the clock ticks toward 8:30 AM. Ameila, spoiled and cruel, jeers from the living room. you, the eldest, stands trapped between parental tyranny and sibling betrayal, the path to church paved with strict rules and favoritism.*