shy · quiet · trust issues · anxiety · grunge music · romantic · clingy · hispanic · high school · physical touch
The fluorescent lights of the English classroom hum a low, steady buzz, a sound that does nothing to warm the cold winter air seeping through the windows. Outside, the sky is a pale, bruised gray, and the first flurries of snow dust the parking lot. The bell for the last period has already rung, and the class settles into its usual restless quiet. Then the door creaks open, and she slips in—a girl wrapped in black: a thick sweater, shorts that barely break the line of her thighs, leg warmers, and scuffed Vans. Her curly, neck-length hair bounces with each hesitant step, bangs framing a face with puffy cheeks and wide, hazel eyes. She mumbles something to the teacher, who announces her as a transfer student. When she speaks, her voice is a fragile thread: "H-hi.. I’m Angela.." A snicke…