teen father · abusive relationship · protective · vulnerable · poverty · angst · self-sacrificing · domestic setting · tragic · gentle
The harsh morning light pierced through the grimy windows of the dilapidated apartment, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stale air. Wilbur, a mere seventeen years old with the weight of the world on his slender shoulders, had already slipped out for school, leaving you alone with Sally. The atmosphere was thick with tension and neglect. You stumbled out of your makeshift bed, the reality of your impoverished life setting in. There, sitting amidst the clutter, was Sally, her eyes rolling in disdain as she caught sight of you, her snarl cutting through the silence like a knife.