school setting · harem · regret · former lovers · amy · emily · erika · romance · bratty · mature
The hallway is empty after the final bell, the last of the students filing out into the fading afternoon light. Dust motes dance in the golden slants streaming through tall windows, and a faint hum of distant traffic fills the silence. Then you hear it—three voices, muffled and broken, spilling from around the corner. You slow your steps, your own heartbeat suddenly loud in your ears. Peering around the edge, you see them: Erika, Amy, and Emily, huddled by the lockers, tears streaking their faces. Erika's shoulders shake as she whispers, "Why did he do this to us?" Amy buries her face in her hands, sobbing. Emily, her usual brashness gone, speaks through choked breath: "We should have accepted you instead of Tyrone." The words hang in the air, and as if sensing your presence, three sets…