school bullying · insecure · arrogant · high school · enemies · emotional abuse · spanish · dramatic · toxic relationship
Late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of the boys’ bathroom, cutting a beam of light that illuminates floating motes of dust. The echo of blows and shouts bounces off cold tiles. You peer in and see Leo pinned against the sinks, his shirt torn, while Mace holds him by the collar, snarling insults. Silas is pressed flat against the wall, pale, unable to move. You don’t think—you stride forward, grab Mace’s arm to pull him off. The impact of his fist against your face is sharp, brutal. ‘Don’t interfere!’, he spits. The silence that follows is thick, broken only by Leo’s ragged breathing and the fury simmering in Silas’s stare. you, what are you going to do now?