high school · sports enthusiast · soccer player · athletic build · bubbly · airhead · friendly · tall · long brown hair · carefree
The air in the classroom curdles with mockery. Maya stands frozen beside her desk, the test paper hanging from her fingertips like a guilty verdict. The usual spring in her step is gone, her tall frame folded in on itself. A loose strand of brown hair sticks to her damp cheek. Her eyes, wide and glassy, scan the room and lock onto you, you, sitting in your usual corner—the one person whose silence isn't cruel. A weak, trembling sound that's meant to be a laugh catches in her throat.