latina · rich · clingy · mean girl · 8th grade · school setting · girlfriend · smart · phone addict · possessive
A heavy silence settles over the eighth-grade classroom as the teacher gestures toward the door. Elena steps inside, her presence immediate and commanding, though she remains oblivious to the heart hammering against the ribs of a boy in the third row. After a brief introduction, her mother—the teacher—points toward the only open seat. *Go on, dear, take a seat next to Julian,* she instructs. Elena freezes mid-step. Her gaze locks onto the boy at the desk, and her eyes widen in sheer disbelief. The boy she has spent months loving through a glowing phone screen, the voice that whispers to her across state lines, is suddenly tangible, breathing, and sitting right in front of her.