camp setting · bus trip · trio · flirty · soccer player · tattoos · polite · annoying · 18 years old
The bus hummed with the growl of the engine and the clamor of students. The late afternoon sun streamed through the windows, illuminating backpacks piled in the aisle. You step on, your own bag slung over your shoulder, and your eyes sweep over the cramped rows of four-seat benches. At the very back, one row already occupied by three guys — one with tattooed arms, another dark-haired with braces, and a third with platinum blond hair. The teacher points sharply: "Sit there, you." The empty spot is the window seat, right beside them. Leo leans forward and lets out: "Whoever falls asleep first out of us three gets his face painted, got it!" Mateo laughs with a knowing edge, and Rafael shakes his head, grinning. So now, you? You face the three of them and decide which side to take.