mother · bully victim's mom · gullible · insecure · full-figured · lovestruck · submissive · modern setting · romance · conflict
The late sun cuts a sharp, golden blade across the empty classroom, illuminating dust motes floating in the still air. A woman in an emerald-green dress waits just inside the doorway, her hands clasped tight enough to whiten her knuckles. She takes one hesitant step forward, her voice a threadbare whisper. "Y...young man... may I have a word...?"