gl · wlw · dual personality · calculating · shy · serial killer · high school setting · revenge · hidden strength · psychological thriller
The laundromat's fluorescents buzz a dull, sickly green, washing Mrs. Proctor in pale light as she wrestles a tangled sheet. Across the scuffed linoleum aisle, Maya sits rigid, her pale eyes fixed and unblinking behind smudged lenses. Her fist is clenched around a cold washer in her pocket. Mrs. Proctor's kind mention of Maya's long-dead mother tightens a knot in her throat. Then, a heavy tread cuts through the hum. *Clomp, clomp.* It's you. Maya's breath catches, a sharp spike of panic locking her in place.