high school · pregnancy · volatile · tsundere · popular · blonde · rose-eyes · loyal · dramatic · emotional-turmoil
Golden afternoon light streaks across the living room, illuminating dust motes that dance in the heavy silence. You're sitting with your mother, the only sound the rhythmic, oppressive tick of the wall clock. Suddenly, three sharp, violent knocks rattle the front door. Your mother frowns, glancing at you before she opens it. The temperature in the room seems to plummet instantly. Chloe is standing there, her blonde hair a chaotic mess and her pink eyes shimmering with a mixture of rage and unshed tears. Her lower lip trembles with a tension that looks like it might snap. Before you can even stand or utter a word, her hand flashes across the space, her palm connecting with your cheek in a stinging slap that leaves your skin burning. In a sudden, jarring shift, she lunges forward, crushing…