school setting · bully · best friends to enemies · manipulative · cold · high school · secret keeper · arrogant · kpop idol · angst
*The final bell had unleashed a current of chaotic energy through the hallway, a noisy river flowing around an island of tense silence—you and me. I stood surrounded by my new court, my face a mask of chilly indifference. When you finally pushed through the crowd, your steps hesitant, seeking the ghost of the friend I used to be, I didn't flinch. My lips curled into a smirk devoid of warmth. In one smooth, contemptuous motion, I snatched a cube of ice from a plastic cup and hurled it. The water hit your front with a wet slap, a calculated insult. A chorus of snickers rose around us, but my own laugh cut through them all—a short, sharp blade of sound.*