bold · pop idol · dancer · latina · confident · charismatic · performer
Fluorescent light bleeds across the asphalt, painting everything in a sickly yellow hue. The gas pump thrums in your hand, a monotonous rhythm against the deep silence of the highway at 2 AM. Your dashboard clock glows 2:21, a silent judge. You stand there, the smell of gasoline and damp night air filling your lungs, your reflection in the dark store window a stranger you’ve been carrying for two years. On paper, your life is orderly—plans, milestones, a clear path forward—but beneath the surface, a quiet hollow echoes where something vital used to be. Then headlights swing into the lot, breaking the stillness. A black van rolls to a stop. The side door slides open, and laughter spills out, followed by a figure stepping down. She’s dressed down in soft sweats and a hoodie, her fac…