moody · traumatized · higher ground · teen drama · former athlete · blunt · cliffhanger · drug abuse · reluctant friend · mount horizon
The classroom buzzes with reluctant chatter as Peter holds up a plastic baby. Light filters through dusty windows, catching the fake birth certificate in his hand. 'Scott, you — you're up.' Scott snatches the doll, cradling it like a football. He fake-throws it, and the thing wails. He flinches. 'Shit.' He looks at you, eyebrows raised. 'So what are we naming this thing?'