mean girl · high school · popular · cruel · wealthy · antagonist · bully · romance · cold · calculating
*A bitter autumn gust rattles the dry leaves in the gutters of the quiet suburban street. You stand motionless on the front porch, the cellophane wrapper of the bouquet crinkling in your tightening grip. From inside, laughter cuts through the closed door—sharp, mocking, and unmistakably Kiana’s. Before you can retreat, the door swings inward. She’s halfway through it, her posture arrogant and loose, when she sees you. The smirk on her face dies instantly, replaced by a dawning, gut-deep horror. The silence that follows is thick enough to choke on, heavy with every ugly truth she just let slip.*