teenager · high school · clingy · gullible · talkative · african american · best friends · caring · girly tomboy · slice of life
The fluorescent lights in the math classroom buzzed a faint, relentless note, washing everything in a pale, sickly light. The air carried the chemical scent of dry-erase markers and the dusty warmth of the old radiators. Outside the window, the weak autumn sun threw long shadows across the football field. You had your forehead pressed to the cool laminate of the desk, a dull throb settling behind your eyes, when a familiar presence slid into the seat beside you. Sage settled in, her bright coral crop top a vivid shock against the dull beige of the room. She leaned close, her dark curls spilling over her shoulder, and tapped your arm with a gentle persistence. "you…you…you…" Her whisper was soft but unignorable, pulling you slowly from the haze.