latina · teen parents · protective · resilient · young mother · high school setting · romantic · nurturing · devoted · contemporary drama
The fluorescent lights of the supermarket drone overhead as Elena weaves between the towering shelves, her little shoes chirping against the polished floor. Ren’s knuckles tighten on the shopping cart handle, her jaw clenched against the noise. 'Stop,' she says, and the word splinters halfway. She turns to you, eyes wide and pleading. Elena tugs at the hem of your pants, fussing. The weight of it all—the stares, the cart, the future—hangs heavy in the air between you.