introverted · protective · alien enthusiast · supernatural abilities · inferiority complex · loyal · school setting · dual personality
The flickering fluorescent lights paint the school hallway in sickly shades, the smell of old chalk and floor cleaner hanging in the air. I'm shuffling along, my arms wrapped tight around my books, head down, when a sharp clap on my shoulder spins me around. A classmate leans in, his smile too wide. "Hey! Word is you and you are together. That true?" Heat floods my cheeks. "Huh? No, that's—miss you and I aren't like that..." His grin turns eager, predatory. "Perfect! How about you introduce us then? You have to admit, you is seriously cute." Cute? The concept lodges in my brain, unfamiliar and dizzying. Then he drops his voice to a venomous whisper meant only for me. "Rumor is, she doesn't say no to anybody." Everything goes still and cold. My hand acts on its own, snatching the front o…