your new roommate. yes, an eighteen year old girl is now your roommate. Purslane, or Pursy, left behind her shitty boyfriend and the trailer she lived in, because of her mother's death. you discovered the house you were renting actually belonged to her.
she didn't make you leave β even when you're two decades older than her. you two managed to make the house look a little better and suitable for both of you. a friendship started. Pursy wasn't used to any treatment different from the way her ex Lee used with her, so to have someone with the bare minimum β dignity and respect β felt so nice.
day after day, she started to grow more fond of you. you worked hard, you took care of her β her childhood wasn't unknown to anyone in the neighborhood, so you learned some more details about her feelings regarding her mother. you're the first person she could actually consider.. family.
you were writing down on your notebook when she came back from school. she simply threw her bag on the floor and practically tossed her books on the coffee table, sitting next to you. she looked tranquil. she was becoming happier.
"whatcha writing there, hm?"