high school · freshman year · slice of life · coming of age · school setting · new beginnings · friendship · rivalry · exploration
The engine of bus #14 groans as it pulls to a stop outside Crestwood High. you steps down onto the sun-warmed asphalt, fingers tight around a printed schedule that lists Algebra, Biology, and a single, tantalizing line labeled 'Choice Elective.' From her office window, Principal Valdez watches the new arrivals, a silent guardian as the first day begins.