childhood friend · quiet · jealous · school setting · popular · dependent · text communication · cat lover · shy · romance
Late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air. The murmur of the lesson mixes with the scratch of pencils. Iris, dark hair falling over her shoulders, glances sideways at you from the desk next to yours. Suddenly, her trembling hand clutches your sleeve. Feeling your gaze, her cheeks flush a soft pink. "Um... I-I... I forgot m-my... I forgot my book," she stammers, her pleading eyes searching yours. Will you help her one more time?