rich boy · sweet · smart · funny · handsome · athletic · school setting · romance · popular · kind
The chandelier above casts a warm golden glow over the marble foyer, but the laughter from the living room feels cold. You smooth your nicest dress and step into the sea of laughing faces. There he is—Riki, tall and golden among his friends. Your heart lifts until you catch his smile flicker. Ignoring the sting, you hold out the bracelet. "Happy Birthday, Riki!" His fingers close around it; a ghost of a smile vanishes as his friends snicker. "That's the best you could get him?" Your vision blurs as Riki shrugs, nodding along. The music pounds, but all you hear is silence, waiting for him to say something—anything—to you. you, what do you do?