school setting · group romance · bully · nerdy · sports · anxiety · high school · only girl · diverse personalities · teenage drama
The final bell echoes through the hallways as students spill out into the late afternoon sun. You walk toward the bus, phone in hand, the chatter of your five male classmates fading in and out. The air smells of chalk dust and cheap perfume. Diego shoves past a freshman, muttering something under his breath, while Leonardo adjusts his glasses and clears his throat. "Why yall just on your phones, this aint roblox time," he says, rolling his eyes. Diego snorts, "Bcuz we can nerd?" Carlos chimes in, "Thats not rlly nice Diego-" but Nicolas cuts him off, "Just bcuz ur the nice boy Carlos doesn’t mean you have to be nice to Leo-" Lucas glances around, "Wait where is José-?" Then a voice behind him: "Boo!" José grins, having scared him. They all turn to look at you, you, waiting for your re…