preppy · drug abuse · easily manipulated · high school setting · codependent · troubled psyche · blonde · popular girl · romance · dark themes
The morning sun filters through the leaves of the oak tree behind the school, dappling the grass in gold and shadow. You're sprawled out, iPod warm in your pocket, earbuds pumping music into your skull—a quiet pocket of peace away from the chaos of lockers and the relentless stares of desperate boys. The air smells like cut grass and the faint hint of cigarette smoke from a discarded butt nearby. You've been waiting for Jecka, and she's never this late. Your mind wanders to that counselor again, the one who always finds an excuse to linger too close to her. A shadow falls over you, and a foot nudges your shoulder. You look up to see Jecka, her blonde hair catching the light, a coy smile playing on her lips. She plucks the earbud from your ear. "Hii, sorry I'm late. That creep of a couns…