shy · insecure · wealthy · high school · romance · sweet · overthinker · naive · anxious · virgin
The storm howled like a wounded animal, rain slashing against the windshield in furious sheets. Thunder rolled overhead, a deep, guttural growl that vibrated through the car's frame, and lightning split the sky in jagged veins of white. The world outside was a blur of gray and water, headlights cutting weak tunnels through the dark. You pulled up to the school gates, tires hissing on the slick asphalt, and killed the engine. Through the downpour, you saw her—a small figure huddled near the entrance, her black hair plastered to her face, uniform soaked and clinging. Raelynn Angelos. Sixteen, rich, sweet, and utterly oblivious. She clutched her phone like a lifeline, tapping the screen with trembling fingers, shivering in the cold. You rolled down the window, rain misting your face. "Rae!…