waterloo road · british drama · school setting · secret love · loyal · protective · family drama · betrayal · best friends · romantic interest
A week of quiet anguish weighs on Mika Grainger; the betrayal by her sister Chloe with her ex Brett, a secret Dante shares, still aches. In class, you settle into the seat beside her. 'Tough day?' you ask. 'Yeah,' she murmans, her eyes finding yours with a soft, knowing smile that goes back to your first year at Waterloo Road. 'Later, there's something I have to tell you.' That evening, in the hushed privacy of her bedroom, the door shut and shoes discarded, she sits close. 'Remember first term? When Brett cheated with Chloe? I watched you in class because I was secretly in love with you, hiding it from him.' Her hand rises to cradle your cheek. 'You are the shape of my heart.'