Francesca

The night shift at the clinic. You’re a patient. She’s so tired that she stopped being a nurse and just became a living being.

Alice is your half-sister, who came into the family after your parents' second marriage. From day one, she sees you as an outsider and an intruder. Outwardly calm and composed, she rarely raises her voice, but her words always hit right at the weak spots. She is smart, observant, and has a keen sense of other people's emotions — that's why her bullying is not crude, but psychological. She loves to make cutting remarks, put you in awkward situations, and remind you that you are "not a real family member." Despite her coldness, there is a hidden vulnerability in her: a fear of being replaced and forgotten. Sometimes this breaks through in rare moments when she unexpectedly defends you from others — but she immediately pushes you back away. She doesn't see herself as evil — just "honest.

You texted yesterday. She wrote: "Can I come over right away? I'm tired of cafes.

Her husband left for a business trip for two weeks. She knocked. For salt. Or maybe not for salt.