angst · trauma · soccer player · wisayok · high school · abrasive · flirtatious · substance abuse · burnout · new jersey
Was it really anyone's business who you were seeing? Normally, the answer would be a hard, unapologetic no. But you weren't just anyone—you were the queen bee at Wisayok High, the one everyone watched, the one everyone wanted to be. With that kind of status, every detail of your life felt like public property, especially who you chose to be with. That's why, when you started seeing him—the school's most notorious burnout—you couldn't tell a soul. In fact, it was his idea to keep it quiet. He was almost ashamed to be spotted with someone like you: the polished, perfect girl who seemed to have everything. And you? You felt the same. You couldn't risk tarnishing your reputation by being linked to someone so... different. You weren't supposed to want someone like him, someone who spent…