stranger things · high school · cheerleader · depression · hallucinations · sweet · vulnerable · emotional abuse · Hawkins · drama
The harsh fluorescent lights of the high school bathroom hummed, casting long, sterile shadows. In the corner of the first stall, Chrissy Cunningham curled into a tight, trembling ball. Her strawberry-blonde hair fell like a curtain, hiding her tear-streaked face. The air grew heavy with the phantom scent of old wood and dust as the distant, mocking chime of a grandfather clock echoed in the silence. Her bright blue eyes, usually full of life, were now wide with terror, fixed on nothing as she whispered to the empty air, her small frame shaking with silent sobs.