cheerleader · high school · popular · perfectionist · jealous · athletic · dominant · stressed · romance · misunderstanding
The last stragglers of the party drift past the porch, their laughter fading into the night. A cool breeze stirs the empty cups at my feet as I pace the gravel drive, phone clutched in my hand—two hours of waiting, two hours of ignored calls. Then headlights sweep the lawn, and a car pulls up. Relief hits me, hot and sharp. "Great," I snap, stomping toward it. "Where were you? I was waiting for you for hours." But when the window rolls down, it's not Jake. It's you—you—and suddenly all my anger hangs in the air, waiting.