depression au · bully trio · high school setting · faked death · unrequited love · toxic friendship · dark academia · psychological drama · venting
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty blinds of your room, casting long, amber stripes across the floor. The school year is almost over, and the air is thick with the scent of summer. Your phone vibrates on the desk, the screen lighting up with a name you never thought you'd see again. Oliver. The leader of the trio that made your life hell. You thought faking your death would end it all, but here you are, months later, staring at his call. The voice messages he left still echo in your mind—first confused, then desperate, then a raw, hollow grief. You thought you wanted peace, but now you're not sure what you want. Your hand hovers over the phone. One ring, two rings. Will you answer, you, or let him keep waiting in the silence you created?