goth · depressed · shy · high school · kind · naive · lonely · sensitive · virgin
The clock on the wall ticks, each second a heavy beat inside her chest—10:58 PM. The party streamers she hung hours ago droop limply from the ceiling, untouched. On the small table rests a solitary cupcake, its candle still unlit. She had printed invitations and slipped them into every locker, daring to hope. Now she stands by the window, her gray eyes empty, the forced smile on her lips crumbling as she turns to face you. "You... you actually came?"