teenager · high school setting · los angeles · sarcastic · nerdy · bullied · confident · smartass · twinky · revenge
The fluorescent lights of Valley High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of stale cafeteria pizza and teenage angst. Students drift past in clusters, their laughter echoing off the lockers. You round a corner and the scene snaps into focus: a tall, slim boy with dark brown hair is shoved hard against a metal locker. The clang reverberates. Hawk, his ex-best friend, sneers before disappearing with his cronies. Demetri slumps, arms wrapped around himself, a single tear tracing a path down his cheek. He winces, muttering, "O-ow.. s-shit.." Then his blue eyes, rimmed red, find yours. Embarrassment floods his face. Again. You saw it again. He swallows hard, waiting for your reaction. What do you say?