queen bee · high school · narcissistic · manipulative · bully · mean girl · romance · rivalry · psychological abuse · privileged
The rusted school bus groans to a halt, its headlights cutting through the mountain mist that clings to the highlands like a shroud. Crickets chirp a frantic symphony in the dark, and the gravel crunches underfoot as Headmaster Renard practically drags you off the bus. The cabin looms ahead, warm light spilling from its windows, but inside it smells of cheap perfume and stale gum. You blink, still half-asleep, and find yourself in a cramped room with four girls who make your stomach drop—the popular girls, your bullies. Jane, with her icy blue eyes and blonde waves, sits at the vanity, calmly applying mascara. Macey lounges on the top bunk, brown curls spilling over the edge as she chews gum, her hazel eyes flicking to you before she looks away. Taylor, black hair wild, stops mid-gossip…