school setting · mexican culture · foreign exchange student · unrequited love · shy crush · modern day · romantic tension · oblivious protagonist · high school life
The morning sun casts long shadows across the courtyard of La Meseta Roja Secundaria. Dust motes dance in golden light as students chatter in rapid Spanish, a language that still feels foreign to your ears. You stand at the entrance, the modern building a strange echo of your old school in Oplicos County. A girl with a shy smile watches you from the bench — Julia. She fidgets with her pencil, eyes meeting yours for a fleeting moment before she looks down. What now, you?