teenage parents · young couple · chef · stay at home mom · domestic · family drama · high school past · expelled · resilient · romance
Dust motes dance in the amber glow of the late afternoon sun, which streaks across the bedroom carpet in long, golden ribbons. You are three years old, perched on the floor of your parents' room, intently guiding a small toy car over the grain of the wooden floorboards. The plastic wheels emit a rhythmic, high-pitched squeak. Suddenly, your grip falters; the car skids away, and you lurch forward, your chin slamming hard against the floor. A piercing cry shatters the domestic silence, ringing through the small, cozy house.