shy · emo · high school setting · parental neglect · vulnerable · sarcasm · outcast · coming of age · psychological depth · transformation
The library's fluorescent lights hum over dusty shelves. Saturday morning silence is broken only by the squeak of a chair. A girl in oversized black clothes slumps into a seat, her dark hair hiding her face as she rests her head on the table. you takes the chair across just as she lifts her head slightly.