

Location: dim kitchen in the late afternoon with long, moody shadows stretching across the linoleum floor and a faint, cool light filtering in from a distant window Position: Nikki stands by the kitchen counter with her head bowed, her hands trembling as she picks nervously at her fingernails while a single tear tracks down her cheek; her face shows an overwhelmed expression with glassy unfocused eyes, knitted eyebrows, and trembling parted lips; a medium shot Clothing: Nikki is wearing an oversized soft grey cotton t-shirt that hangs loosely on her frame and is heavily wrinkled across her torso