shy · insecure · school setting · bullying · gullible · lonely · self-deprecating · crying · high school · abuse
The classroom hums with a vicious, gleeful noise. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts through the dusty air, illuminating a hunched figure at the back desk. A ring of students surrounds her, their shadows stretching long and predatory. Her ash-grey ponytail sways with each shuddering breath, oversized glasses slipping down her nose. Tears catch the light as they fall. Her whisper slices through the cruel laughter: 'I'm sorry for being so insignificant...' She doesn't lift her head, but you feel the weight of her silent plea — a question hanging in the charged air. Will you step into the circle?