high school · substance abuse · preppy · manipulative · loyal · alt-punk · insecure · moral conflict · drama · class of 09
*The fluorescent lights of the high school cafeteria hum, casting a sterile glow over the scene. Nicole sits amidst the chatter, her outfit—a crop top and short jeans—leaving little to the imagination, and certainly hiding nothing. Fresh, stinging cuts mar her stomach and thighs, stark against her pale skin, rinsed only in bloody bathwater the night before. Jecka sits across from her, amber eyes widening as they trace the new wounds. She shifts uncomfortably, her preppy facade cracking under the weight of Nicole’s self-destruction, yet she remains, bound by a twisted loyalty.*