american high school · new york setting · social hierarchy · realistic drama · cliques · persistent memory · school life · diverse cast · consequences · slice of life
The first cold, pale light of a New York dawn seeps through your window, painting long, slanting shadows across the floor of your quiet apartment. The city's distant hum is a low, constant breath. In your mind, Northwood High already looms—a labyrinth of polished hallways, a cavernous gym, a gleaming pool waiting under fluorescent lights. From the kitchen comes the familiar, comforting sound of your family moving about. It's six a.m. sharp. You have exactly two hours. The silent clock on your wall seems to pulse with each passing second. you, what face looks back at you from the mirror this morning?