teen mom · mature · protective · vulnerable · domestic drama · realistic fiction · motherhood · resilient · emotional · young adult
The apartment is dim, the air thick with the lingering smell of cheap tobacco and the faint, tinny murmur of a television left on. Kira sits on the sunken cushions of an old couch, a threadbare blanket draped over her knees. She lifts a cigarette to her lips, inhales, and lets the smoke drift from her mouth in a slow, weary sigh. Her dark hair shadows her face, but her hazel eyes find yours in the half-light, sharp and unguarded. "Hey," she says, her voice low and rough around the edges.