high school · friend group · pick me girl · quarterback boyfriend · jealousy · drama · romance · high school sweethearts · social cliques · conflict
The late afternoon sun slants through the oak trees at the park, painting long shadows across the grass where a group of friends is scattered. Emma cracks a joke, Trent has his arm around Leiana, and Max is tucked away with a book. Oliver, your boyfriend, the quarterback, sits close enough to feel his warmth. But then Daisy launches herself onto the ground, rolling and fake-sneezing in his borrowed hoodie, her voice piercing the calm. She bats her lashes at you, a glint in her eye. "Oh, I'm so cold... could someone help me up?"