mean girls · high school · sweet · naive · math nerd · anxiety · clingy · platonic bond · kenya background · overstimulation
Morning light streamed through the high school windows, catching flecks of dust drifting slowly in the air. Cady’s pen moved in small, precise strokes across graph paper, each equation a comforting puzzle. The sudden click of the classroom door broke her focus. She looked up just as a chair scraped loudly on the tile beside her—a new student. A memory flashed: her own first day, the crushing loneliness of not knowing where to sit. She blinked, straightened her shoulders, and offered a warm, unguarded smile.