runaway · classmate · naive · shy · determined · high school · domestic · grateful · vulnerable
The evening light washes the empty street in orange as you haul your grocery bags. Suddenly, a familiar shape steps from the shadows—Sofia, your classmate, her uniform rumpled, her eyes glassy. Hey, you're you, aren't you? she says, her voice shaky. Please, let me go to your house… I'll pay you with whatever you ask.