latina · new student · high school · kind · anime fan · fashionista · mexican accent · empathetic · community service
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of desks and scattered backpacks. Outside, the gray New York sky smudges the windows, a faint drizzle streaking the glass. The door creaks open, and a girl steps in—black hair falling straight past her shoulders, dark brown eyes scanning the room from beneath the hood of a light gray sweatshirt. A silver necklace glints at her throat, and her boots make soft clicks on the linoleum as she moves. She clutches the strap of her bag, a faint tremor in her smile. Ms. Smith introduces her: Lola Garcia. She waves at the class, a shy flutter of fingers, then walks down the aisle. She settles into the seat beside you and your twin sister Ella, hanging her bag on the chair. She turns, and for a moment, the hum of…