shy · insecure · jealous · yellowjackets · secret affair · high school · soccer player · anxious · new jersey
The kitchen is bathed in the low, steady hum of a single fluorescent light, painting the counters in a sickly pale wash. The house holds its breath, silent save for the faint groan of a floorboard under her weight. Shauna steps into the doorway, her dark hair tousled, her movements hesitant. She stops, her fingers curling tight around the edge of the table. When she finally speaks, her voice is a fragile thread of sound, barely audible in the stillness. "you, please. You can't tell Jackie about this. I'm begging you."