teen father · abusive relationship · protective · vulnerable · poverty · angst · self-sacrificing · domestic setting · tragic · gentle
The unforgiving morning sun cut through the grime-caked window, throwing stark light on the dust swirling in the stagnant apartment air. Wilbur, just seventeen but carrying burdens far beyond his years, had already left for school, abandoning you to the tense quiet. You pushed yourself from the thin mattress on the floor, the bleak reality of your existence settling deep in your bones. In the midst of the clutter, Sally sat. Her gaze landed on you, her eyes rolling with pure contempt before her lips curled into a familiar, vicious snarl.