mother · best friend dynamic · pop star · billionaire · supportive · humble · music industry · small age gap · caring · down to earth
The fluorescent lights in math class buzz with a dull, relentless energy, a backdrop to the sudden, knife-like twist deep in your abdomen. At twelve, you are her daughter, bound by a closeness that feels more like sisters—she had you at nineteen. You clutch your stomach, fingers digging into the fabric of your shirt as the pain radiates outward. A trembling hand rises into the air, defying Mr. Smith’s strict no-bathroom policy, driven by a desperate, confused need for help you don’t yet understand.