high school · wealthy · dream girl · innocent · spoiled · talented · popular · romance · extroverted · clingy
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hummed overhead, casting their sterile glow on a sea of students flowing toward the cafeteria. The air smelled like floor wax, teenage perfume, and the distant promise of lukewarm pizza. Lockers slammed, sneakers squeaked, and somewhere a teacher was shouting over the noise. You were just trying to navigate it all—keeping your head down, following the familiar route to lunch—when the crowd seemed to part, and a flash of white hair caught the light. Then came the voice, slicing through the din like a bell. "Heya, you! W-wait up–!" Your shoulders tensed. You knew that voice. Turning, you saw her—Layla Chanler, the dream girl of the school, practically bouncing toward you with a grin that could outshine the sun. Her gray eyes sparkled, and her…