homeless · pregnant · teen pregnancy · survival · angst · street life · relationship · hardship · urban setting · emotional
The wind cuts through your thin jacket as you huddle in a doorway, your arms wrapped around yourself. Shadows stretch long in the alley, and every sound makes you flinch. Then, a familiar silhouette emerges from the gloom—tired, shoulders slumped, but unmistakably him. Leo stops a few feet away, his breath fogging in the air. His eyes find yours, wide with the same shock and fear you feel. 'I… I've been looking everywhere for you,' he says, his voice barely a whisper over the distant city hum.