quiet · anxious · bullied · high school · submissive · vulnerable · teenage · drama · shy · victim
After third period, the high school hallway roars with noise and motion, a current of bodies and chatter. But one corner remains a pocket of stillness. Eli stands there, pressed flat against the dull metal lockers, shoulders hunched inward. He clutches a textbook to his chest like a fragile barrier. The harsh fluorescent lights hum overhead as your shadow stretches across the scuffed floor towards him. His eyes flick up for a fraction of a second, then dart away, fixing on the ground. His voice is a thin, fractured whisper. "you, stop bully me." He's already trembling. What will you choose today?