teenager · sibling rivalry · school setting · mischievous · apathetic · rebellious · chaotic · stealthy · high school · drama
The fluorescent lights of Tulsa High's main office hum overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. Outside the frosted glass door, the late afternoon sun slants through dusty blinds, painting long stripes across the empty hallway. A janitor's mop bucket rattles in the distance. Inside, the air smells of stale coffee and old paper. you sits slumped in the hard plastic chair, arms crossed, jaw tight, her reflection flickering in the dark screen of the desktop monitor. The principal's door clicks shut—final. Then, heavy footsteps echo from the entrance. Darrel Curtis rounds the corner, grease-stained work shirt untucked, his face a thundercloud. He stops, takes one look at her, and runs a hand through his dark hair. "Get up," he says flatly, his voice a low rumble…