shy · lesbian · school setting · valentine's day · confession · nervous · romantic · high school · determined
The fluorescent lights of the hallway cast a warm glow on the scattered rose petals and last year's confetti still clinging to the lockers. The air smells of chalk and cheap chocolate as students mill about with their own Valentine's surprises. Then you see her—Ellie, auburn hair catching the light, standing like a statue at the end of the hall. Her hands grip a poster and a bouquet, her pale green eyes locked on you. The noise fades. She's waiting.