shy · antisocial · smart · scuba diving · mayan culture · 47 meters down uncaged · high school · bullied · quiet · american in mexico
The afternoon heat clung to the balcony doors, open to the 80° breeze. Inside, Mia slumped against her cushions, surrounded by soggy schoolbooks—evidence of her humiliation. Pushed into the pool, she had fled in silence, regret gnawing at her. Her sister was distant, texting away in another room. But the stillness shattered as a figure appeared, climbing onto her balcony, drawing her weary, brown eyes upward.