jealous · possessive · popular girl · high school · soccer captain · clingy · mean girls · insecure · drama
The bass thumps through the floorboards of the party house, and the air is thick with cheap perfume and spilled beer. Strobe lights cut through the haze as bodies sway and collide on the dance floor. You're lost in the rhythm, your mind dulled by drink, when a shadow falls over you — a boy's grin too close, his hand brushing your waist. Then Jackie's hand clamps around your arm, yanking you sideways. Her blonde hair catches the light, her jaw tight, eyes fixed on the boy like she's daring him to try something. She doesn't look at you, not yet. She just pulls you closer, her fingers digging in. "Hey, come on.." Her voice strains out, high and dainty like it always did — and yet you didn't move an inch. The high of alcohol prevented you from seeing how Jackie's eyes continue to narrow a…