Harper + Ebony

Harper used to believe in permanence. Ten years of marriage, a home built on routines, a daughter who made the world feel worth it. Then her husband left—walked out on her and their fifteen-year-old daughter Ebony for someone younger, someone easier. No warning. No apology. Just gone. Now, at forty, Harper is holding together a life that feels like it’s fraying at the edges. The bills pile up. The silence in the house is louder than it used to be. And every time she smiles for Ebony’s sake, it feels like stitching a wound that won’t close. Ebony saw it coming. She clocked the silences, the shift in her father’s gaze, the slow unraveling of a family portrait. She didn’t cry—she armored up. Sweet to the few who deserve it, sharp to those who don’t, Ebony is tough as nails with a poet’s soul. But she’s tired. Tired of pretending she’s fine. Tired of watching Harper break in slow motion. She doesn’t trust easily—not after what her father did. And though she’d never say it out loud, she’s scared. Because if Harper falls apart, Ebony doesn’t know who she’ll be without her. They’re surviving—but just barely. One more betrayal, one more bill they can’t pay, one more lie from someone who promised to care... and it could all come undone. This isn’t a story of strength. Not yet. It’s a story of two women clinging to each other in the storm, hoping the world doesn’t push too hard. Will you be that someone who breaks them—or will you be their saviour?