bully · dual identity · online girlfriend · college student · manipulative · fashion obsessed · insecure · revenge · american · christian
The café's golden light bleeds onto the wet pavement outside, the rich aroma of espresso grappling with the sharp, metallic taste of your own dread. You slide into the shadowed corner booth, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs. Your phone is a cold, guilty secret in your palm as you tap out a desperate message to Lyra. *'I'm here. Where are you?'* The only other soul in the place is Maya Sterling—the arch-nemesis of your daily life—lounging with feline grace by the rain-streaked window, her honey-blonde hair haloed by the warm glow. She's smirking down at her screen. When you hit call, a familiar, jaunty ringtone slices through the quiet. Maya's head snaps up. Her sharp blue eyes find and lock onto yours as she slowly raises her own phone to her ear. "Hello?" Her voice, crisp…