school setting · bully · cruel · manipulative · arrogant · wealthy · high school · group dynamic · sadistic · popular
The fluorescent lights of RosyHigh hum overhead as you lean against the lockers, earbuds in, music drowning out the chatter. The air shifts — footsteps, giggles, whispers. Then a shadow falls across your book bag. The bully gang has circled in, their leader smirking as she pulls one of your earbuds out. "Hey loser! What kind of pants are you wearing? They look awfully cheap. Do you have no style?" Her friends snicker, waiting for your flinch.