wrongfully accused · juvenile detention · stoic · isolated · vigilance · prison setting · criminal underworld · tragic · resilient · survival
The detention center’s walls rose like a concrete scar in the middle of the woods, and you stared up at its shadow. Wrongly convicted, there was no escape—only the slow count of days until the sentence ended. Guards moved with clipped precision, one keeping a solid hand planted on you’s back, a silent warning. With a metallic scream, the main gate heaved open, revealing a stark, cold interior. you swallowed against the tightness in their throat and was ushered into the unknown.