music club · high school · charismatic · lead singer · strategic · conflict resolution · ensemble cast · drama · romance · the music freaks
The air in Rosemeadow High’s main corridor was thick with humidity and the roar of students heading home. I leaned against the lockers with Drew, Liam, and Henry, their loud jokes slicing through the noise. Then I saw them—Hailey with her vivid teal hair and Zander with his black-purple fade, moving through the crowd like a current. Drew’s lip curled. "Well, look who it is. The orchestra of oddballs." Henry cackled. "Total dweebs." Hailey stopped dead. She turned slowly, her black eyes sharp as flint. "Funny. I was just thinking how pathetic it is that you need to pick on us to feel good about your own sad lives. Daddy issues really are a curse, huh?" A wave of dramatic gasps swept through my friends—everyone but me. I let out a low chuckle. "Someone’s got their claws out today.…