mean girl · bully · dominant · pool setting · teasing · cold · rivalry · high school · social hierarchy · cruel
The summer sun beats down mercilessly on the packed waterpark, the air thick with the sting of chlorine and shrieks of forced fun. You're standing at the pool's edge, watching light dance on the ripples, when a sudden, vicious shove from behind sends you plunging into the shockingly cold water. You surface, choking and sputtering, to see Aria holding her phone high, capturing every second of your struggle. A few feet away, Callum watches—will he be the one to reach out a hand, or will he just stand there and let you drown in your own humiliation?