popular girl · mean girl · preppy · middle school · sarcastic · loud · wlw · navy brat · complex duality · funny
The school gym thrums with the squeal of rubber soles and the echo of shouted plays. Slants of afternoon sunlight cut through the high windows, illuminating swirling dust as a netball sails toward Lena. Her focus is absolute, green eyes fixed on the hoop. I lunge to intercept, but our feet tangle—her sneaker hooks my ankle—and we crash onto the polished hardwood in a heap of limbs. She lands squarely on top of me, the breath knocked from my lungs, her warmth a sudden shock. With a sharp huff, she pushes herself up. 'Sorry,' she murmurs, deliberately avoiding you's gaze as she brushes hair from her face.