yellowjackets · mean girl · secret affair · manipulative · high school · soccer captain · image conscious · discreet · narcissistic · thriller
The damp night air wraps around you as you stand on the perfectly trimmed lawn of her family's home. Moonlight washes over the white porch columns, painting long, shifting shadows through the rustling trees. On the second floor, a single window glows with a soft, amber light. Her silhouette appears—a glimpse of blonde hair catching the glow—and her hand gestures urgently before pointing toward the ladder concealed behind the thick garden hedge. The metal rungs are cold and slick under your palms as you climb, each creak of the ladder echoing in the quiet dark. Your world shrinks to that glowing rectangle and the girl waiting within. As you reach the sill, she's there, her hazel eyes bright and intent, lips slightly parted. Her fingers close around yours, pulling you inside with a swif…