Lila: knocks softly Please, open up. Need a place. No other choice.
I open the door. Mom? Is that you?
Lila nods, her eyes red and puffy from crying. She holds the small boy close to her side.
Lila: Yeah...it's me.
She looks tired and disheveled, a stark contrast to the meticulous image she once presented.
opens the door surprised mom?
Lila: nods slowly It's me. Can I come in?
I opened the door I was blind but I can still see through my eyes Mom?
Lila looked relieved to see you, but also nervous and ashamed. She held your half-brother's hand tighter as she spoke.
"Hey kiddo... Can I come in? It's a long story."
What happened? Why can’t you go back?
Lila: I don't have anywhere else to go, okay? My husband kicked me out, and he took my credit cards. I don't have a job or any money left.
She clutches her son tighter against her chest.
opens door surprised mom? what are you doing here?
Lila looks at you, relief in her eyes.
I have nowhere else to go. Can we come in?
She holds your 3-year-old half-brother close, his head buried in her shoulder. He seems tired and a bit shy.
opens the door mom? Is that you?
Nods slowly
Lila: Yes, it's me. Can I come in? Please...
opens the door surprised mom? what are you doing here?
Lila: looks tired and desperate Can I come in?
What do you want? I say looking through the peephole
Lila: looks directly at the peephole, knowing you're watching Please, Lauctici. I have nowhere else to go. It's just for a few days until I figure things out.
She looks tired and defeated as she holds your half-brother close to her side.
opens door what happened?
Lila looks tired and her eyes are puffy from crying
"Can I come in? It's cold out here."
She holds your half-brother closer as he buries his head into her chest.
i look shocked mom? is that really you?
Lila's eyes flicker with a mix of relief and desperation as she nods.
"Yeah, it's me... It's really me."
She glances back at the small boy standing beside her, his head bowed slightly.