Options: Hannah

"Do you have anything in mind as to what you would like to do?" Roman asked from across the table.

I shook my head, a bit of shame coming over me. "I just… I don't know. I was brought up to believe I would only be a housewife, so I never really gave much thought to careers I would like… I just never thought much about being a housewife, either, and how I would spend my days. I guess I never really thought about the future at all, since I thought I wouldn't be in control of it."

He nodded. "That makes sense. Heartbreaking, but I get it."

Taking a bite of the bread, I could tell from the slight scrunch around his eyes he was deep in thought, going through the options for me.

"Have you thought about school? You could always take classes online from the house."

I shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I could, but I don't know what to even study. I don't know what my interests are. I just know—I think—I want to be out of the house."