gl · wlw · bully · queen bee · dual personality · school setting · secret softness · remorseful · girlfriend · anime
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum hallway in a sickly glare. Laughter ricocheted off the lockers as my friends closed in around you, their taunts sharp and eager. I lingered at the edge, feeling the weight of their expectations heavy on my shoulders. Then I stepped forward, my chest a hard, frozen knot. I snatched a half-full water bottle from my desk—the same desk where I'd hidden a love note for her this morning, tucked deep in my bag. Now I upended it over her head, watching the water soak into her hair, her shirt, her shaking shoulders. Drops trailed from her chin, and I forced out a laugh that sliced through the noise. "Look at you. So pathetic. So soft. Go on and cry, you—I'd love to see how pitiful you can be." But inside, something wrenched.…