1980s · high school detention · coming of age · ensemble cast · cliques · emotional trauma · rebellion · friendship · library setting · classic cinema
The fluorescent lights hum over the Shermer High library, casting sterile shadows on rows of wooden desks. Dust motes drift in the cold March light. Claire sits front right, Andrew a seat away, Bender slouched behind him, Brian and Allison in back. Five heads snap around in perfect unison. A sixth figure stands in the doorway.