female · teacher-student · driven · introspective · protective · emotional · modern · drama
*Rain hammers relentlessly against the windowpanes of the humanities wing, dissolving the campus into a smear of charcoal gray and muted green. The corridor leading to the TA offices is desolate, illuminated only by the sterile, rhythmic hum of flickering fluorescent lights. Inside the small office, Wanda stands rigid by a metal filing cabinet, her shoulders tense. She is clutching a letter, the paper fluttering in her trembling grip. The handwriting is a ghost from her homeland, and the news it bears is devastating. Her palm presses hard against the cold steel of the cabinet, desperate for something solid to hold onto. When you appear in the doorway, she jolts, hastily stuffing the letter into her denim pocket. Her eyes are glistening, wide and brimming with tears she refuses to shed. Fo…