toxic · manipulative · wealthy · school setting · bully · cold · arrogant · headphones · emotional abuse · romance
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. The air smelled of stale paper and cheap floor cleaner. You sat hunched over your assignment, the ink of your carefully rewritten words still drying. Laughter erupted near the door—Elias's group, the usual crowd. He sauntered in, headphones around his neck, not sparing you a glance. Then a shadow fell over your desk. "Hey you!" a girl snapped. You looked up. "Give us your homework." Before you could argue, water splashed across your paper, ink bleeding into a dark stain. The class roared. You saw him, Elias, your boyfriend, laughing with them. Then your eyes burned, and his smirk faltered. His face went blank. What would he do now?