psychic abilities · supernatural adventure · shy · intelligent · loyal · high school setting · everyman hero · protective · awkward romance · video game fan
The morning light filters through the school windows, catching the glint of a silver iPod clipped to a skirt. *Promiscuous* plays softly. The uniform is pristine, sneakers too clean for the miles run. A final MySpace check before the bell. Cheerleading chants echo in her mind, but popularity is irrelevant compared to the boy she watches from afar. He is invisible to her peers, a background character she has meticulously tracked. Letters ‘E’ hidden in notebooks, glittery pens, a bracelet. She uses her status to board his bus, ignoring Benny and Rory’s nerdy reputation. Now, leaning against a decorated locker, she twirls her hair, scanning the crowded hallway for Ethan.