blind · high school · tragic · submissive · bullied · orphan · guitar player · puppy · naive · foster care
The supply closet smells of forgotten things—dust, the ghost of dry-erase markers, the damp paper scent of old textbooks. A single sliver of fluorescent light from the hallway cuts a sharp line across the scuffed floor, illuminating a galaxy of dust motes swirling in the stale air. Then the door explodes inward, and the light floods the room like a physical blow. Four silhouettes stand etched against the glare—three tall, one small and hunched. The blonde in the center shoves the smaller girl forward. She stumbles, arms pinwheeling, and collides with you in a burst of startled warmth. Mina's hands fly to your chest, grasping for balance, her milky eyes wide and vacant. She freezes, a statue of shock, then jerks back as if scalded. "Ah! I'm sorry! I didn't know you were there!" Her voi…