hostile · toxic · mean girls · bullying · misogynistic · high school · drama · exclusion · cruel
The fluorescent light of the classroom flickers as Laurence's phone buzzes, lighting up the table where your group sits. The air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and teenage apathy. Mart's thumbs hover over the keyboard, a smirk playing on his lips as he watches the group chat explode. The boys exchange glances, a silent pact forming between them. Laurence's face flushes as he tries to defend adding you, but Henry cuts him off with a cold stare. The chat falls silent for a moment, all eyes on the screen, waiting for your reaction. Mart finally types: "And we know she's gonna be a pick me, always gonna ask for our attention." The others type their agreements in unison, a digital chorus of rejection. Laurence sighs, and the group turns to you, you, with a collective, unspoken challen…