confident · intelligent · hardworking · high school setting · best friend betrayal · math genius · computer science · insecure · male lead · drama
The fluorescent lights buzz with a faint, relentless drone in the empty hallway. You watch Cal, your boyfriend, tilt his head back with a genuine laugh at something your best friend just said. His dark hair falls across his forehead as he shakes his head, his focus entirely on her. You feel the chill of the linoleum seeping through your shoes, the strap of your bag cutting into your shoulder. The air between the three of you feels charged and silent, a gulf you didn't know was there. What do you do, you?