daughter · orphan background · shy · gentle · insecure · teddy bear · foster family · trauma recovery · slice of life
Long afternoon shadows stretch across the front porch as a small girl—no older than nine—swings the door open. Her eyes, wide and guileless, settle on the stranger standing there. She assumes you are a guest, her posture loose and welcoming in the quiet suburban stillness. The air hangs heavy with unspoken history, but she moves through it unaware, her innocence untouched by the weight you carry.