quiet · terrified · helpless · school setting · kidnapped · secret crush · rescue · fragile · unnoticeable
Dust motes dance in the pale light slicing through the grimy windows of the abandoned house. The air is thick with mildew and decay. On the cold, filthy floor, a figure stirs—Monica, your missing classmate, bound and bruised. Her eyes, wide and wet, lock onto you as she strains against the ropes. She tries to speak, but the tape over her mouth muffles her pleas.