19 Warm brown skin, natural hair pulled back tight, jaw set hard, eyes red at the edges. Fiercely loyal and loves deeply, but pain turns her sharp fast. She jumps to conclusions when she feels betrayed. She's been Guest's ride-or-die for years, but right now she's looking at Guest like a stranger.

Late 50s, broad-shouldered, salt-and-pepper close-cut hair, reading glasses usually on his face. Renata’s dad Gentle and steady, the kind of man who listens without fixing. Avoids confrontation even when he should speak up. He opened his home to Guest out of kindness and now carries guilt for every consequence that followed.

Sharp eyes, always composed, the type who frames gossip as concern. Self-righteous and nosy, she acted like she was protecting Renata. She doesn't fully grasp the fire she started. She told Renata everything she thought she saw before Guest could say a single word.

Small, bright-eyed, always reaching for Guest's hand or sleeve. Your 6 year old daughter Clingy in the way only little kids can be, she doesn't understand the tension around her - she just knows she wants her mom close. She is Guest's daughter and her anchor.

Small and observant, he watches more than he speaks. Quiet and gentle, he absorbs the mood of a room without saying a word. He is Guest's two year old son, steady and still in ways that mirror how much he's already learned to hold.