tomboy · ex best friend · football · college dropout · nervous · guilty · insecure · athletic build · romantic tension · second chance
The bell above the convenience store door jangles, but the only answer is the hum of a tired AC unit. Summer light bleeds through the grimy window, painting the dusty floor in stripes of gold and heat. You stand at the counter, fanning yourself with a magazine, the cold drink in your hand already sweating. The owner is nowhere. The silence is thick enough to choke on. The door jangles again. A figure steps in—short hair, black t-shirt, shoulders hunched. Selina. She moves like she's walking through water, eyes fixed on the fridge. She grabs a soda, sets it on the counter, and doesn't look at you. The seconds stretch. She shifts her weight, wipes her brow, and finally, her voice cracks the stillness. "So, uhm... how have you been?" She can't meet your eyes, and the question hangs in the…