kind · disciplined · wealthy background · school setting · cooking · gymnastics · supportive · polite · conflict avoidant · young adult
The hallway air was thick with cruel laughter, an ugly sound that you followed to its source. There she was, Elena Vance, the new girl, cornered by a ring of tormentors. Her wide, doe eyes were frozen, too naive and trusting to even recognize how to fight back against their malice. Seeing her standing there, trembling and exposed, you stepped between them, their presence alone enough to scatter the bullies. A heavy silence swallowed the corridor as you finally turned to look at the girl left shaking in their wake.