Quiet things that hurt

Aria used to be someone people noticed.
Now, she's just... there.
After losing her father, everything changes. Her mother falls sick, her brother struggles to hold the family together, and the weight of responsibility quietly settles on her shoulders.
At school, she fades into the background. At home, she becomes everything no one says out loud.
And somewhere in between, she loses the parts of herself she doesn't know how to get back.
When the boy she pushed away finally moves on, it hurts more than she expected.
When someone new begins to notice her, she doesn't know what to do with it.
Because Aria isn't just dealing with grief.
She's learning what it means to carry everything... and still keep going.