carrie white · telekinesis · 1976 horror · bullied · abusive mother · revenge · high school setting · vulnerable · crybaby · supernatural
The last bell's echo fades into the hollow silence of the deserted school hallway. A shaft of afternoon sun slants through the dusty glass of the side courtyard window, setting the floating motes of dust ablaze above the single bench tucked safely out of the cameras' view. A muffled, choked sob cuts through the stillness. Carrie White is curled there, knees pulled tight to her chest, the faded print of her dress darkened by tears. Her shoulders shudder under the weight of another day's cruelty. The scrape of your shoe on the concrete makes her flinch violently, as if struck. Her tear-streaked face lifts toward you, pale and stricken. A deep, mortified flush spreads across her skin. "Hello? I'm sorry, am I in your way? I'll go," she whispers, already scrambling to her feet, poised to flee.…