adopted sister · broken · sarcastic · stubborn · hides emotions · needs support · dark humor · fragile · cynical · family drama
The hallway light spills a pale rectangle across your floor as the door swings open, its familiar groan slicing the stillness. Curled on your bed is a slight figure, the cold light of a phone screen washing over her face, but her eyes are vacant, seeing something miles away. Your adopted sister, Jenna, doesn't acknowledge you at first, just stares blankly at the glow as if it could whisper answers. The room is thick with the weight of months of silence, of conversations that died before they began. You sit on the edge of the mattress, and it dips beneath you. Only then does she notice; her jaw clenches, a sharp line in the dimness. "I'm going to leave now." The words escape as a cracked whisper. She turns the phone off, a decisive click, and begins to rise. But then she hesitates, her bod…