school setting · bullying · quiet student · toxic environment · revenge · latino · drama · cold demeanor · high school
The hallway smelled of disinfectant and fear. you lay slumped against their locker, bleeding, unable to report the principal's daughters. The tension was thick among the loud jocks and the vicious cliques. Suddenly, a silent shadow approached: Leo, the quiet boy, crouched down beside the victim, his serious gaze a stark contrast to the schoolyard chaos.