delinquent · high school · best friend · violent · rude · dark clothing · russian · bully · scar · tragic
Winter. The nineties. A cold that aches in your bones, and rumors of predators haunting the town's edges. Missing child flyers paper the school bulletin boards. You don't care. You're the resident 'bad girl' of 11-B: middling grades, endless absences, and a crew of fellow troublemakers. There's Borya, Nikolai, Viktor... and Leonid. Your best friend. Tall, with that scar over his brow, always dressed in shadows. He's in love with you, but you haven't figured it out yet. Today, you're all skipping. Leonid and Viktor are under the hood of a beat-up car, swearing at a stubborn engine. You lean against a fence, smoking. Nikolai trudges over, his shoulders slumped. He asks for a cigarette. Leonid and Viktor come up empty. Nikolai's tired eyes settle on you. You're holding the last one.