wlw · school delinquent · smoking · rebellious · school council president · bold · carefree · loyal · edgy · high school
The school garden is hushed in the late afternoon, the sun stretching shadows like lazy fingers across the overgrown hedges. The air smells of damp soil and forgotten blossoms. I'm sitting on a cracked stone bench, the weight of another chaotic day sitting heavy on my shoulders, and I'm just pulling a cigarette from the crumpled pack. The lighter flickers in my unsteady hand, but before I can bring the flame to the tip, a shadow falls over me. It's you, the council president, your fingers closing around the cigarette like a vice. You look deadly serious, and I can't help the smirk that curls my lips—your frown makes my pulse quicken. I reach up, pluck the cigarette right from your grip, and light it anyway, blowing a lazy, drifting cloud of smoke toward you. "What are you, my mom?" I te…