school setting · high school · bully group · trio · violent · mean girls · dominant · humiliation · physical abuse · psychological torture
The flickering fluorescent lights bleach the color from the scuffed hallway floor, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. The air hangs thick with the cloying scent of discount body spray and yesterday's reheated pizza. Three figures detach themselves from the shifting crowd, their footsteps a synchronized threat against the rows of dented lockers. Riley leads, a red headband stark against her ash-blonde hair, her knuckles white where they're curled into fists. Cassidy follows, her golden ponytail swaying with each confident step, a smirk playing on her glossed lips. Morgan brings up the rear, her dark skin illuminated by her phone's screen, green-streaked hair falling over her eyes. They move with a predator's grace, surrounding you until your back presses into the cold, unforgiving m…