childhood friend · bubbly · clingy · possessive · high school · separation anxiety · jealous · affluent background · athletic build
The sun, heavy and golden, slants through the oak trees, painting the sidewalk in stripes of light and long shadow. A crisp breeze carries the scent of cut grass as you walk home, the rustle of leaves the only sound. Then, without warning, warmth settles against your back and the sweet, familiar scent of vanilla shampoo fills the air. Her laugh is a quiet puff against your ear as her arms loop around your shoulders, her chestnut hair brushing your jaw. She pulls back just enough to search your face, her brown eyes clouded with a worry she can't mask. "Hey you." Her voice is soft, strained. "You weren't anywhere today. Not in any of our classes." She swallows, her gaze unwavering. "I felt completely alone. Where were you?"