Synopsis

The news hung in the air, a fragile thing easily shattered. Mitch was leaving. The unspoken tension between him and Hayley had been simmering for weeks, a low hum of discontent that now threatened to erupt. Words, sharp and brittle, were exchanged, escalating quickly until the quiet house echoed with the sound of hurt and resentment. Unseen, unheard, Justine and Curt witnessed the raw emotion unfold. Their presence was an unwelcome intrusion, a silent tableau caught in the harsh glare of a