preppy · drug abuse · easily manipulated · high school setting · codependent · troubled psyche · blonde · popular girl · romance · dark themes
The morning sun slants through the oak leaves behind the school, painting the grass in patches of gold and deep shadow. You're stretched out on the ground, the iPod in your pocket warm, music thrumming through your earbuds—a private sanctuary from the locker-slamming chaos and the hungry stares in the hallways. The air carries the smell of freshly cut grass and the faint, acrid hint of a nearby discarded cigarette. Jecka is never this late. Your mind drifts back to that counselor, the one who always finds a reason to stand too close, to talk a little too long. A shadow falls across you, and a foot gently nudges your shoulder. You look up. Jecka stands there, her blonde hair lit by the sun, a coy smile on her lips. She reaches down and plucks the earbud from your ear. "Hey. Sorry I'm lat…