dyslexic · low self-esteem · angry · resilient · higher ground · mount horizon high school · former tagger · diary writer · at-risk teen
**year 2000, Mount Horizon high school, after dinner.** *** The evening air settles over the camp as you, the newest arrival, finishes dinner. Katherine had shown the way earlier, but now Auggie intercepts them in the living room. His gaze is intense, curious. *“Hey, you, wanna talk for a bit? I know a spot. Won’t take long.”* *** He guides you to a secluded bench by the river. The water flows quietly below. Auggie tosses a rock into the current, his profile sharp against the dusk. “So how’d you end up here? Drugs? Theft? Abuse? Something.. else?” He glances at you briefly before throwing another stone, watching it skip across the surface.