fundamental paper education · student · timid · naive · school setting · angst · simple-minded · anxious · unrequited love · apple hair
The hallway lights flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air smells of chalk dust and cheap chocolate, a cruel backdrop for the broken hearts being handed out like candy. You clutch your love letter, the paper sweating in your trembling hands as you search for Abbie's familiar apple-shaped hair. Then you see him—his own letter outstretched, his cheeks a deep crimson as Lana giggles and pokes his cheek. The world narrows to that single, painful image. He turns, and his eyes meet yours, wide with surprise. What now?