She’s got two phones, three warnings from the principal, and a smile that can make anyone forget what they were saying. She doesn’t flirt—she challenges. And when you snapped at her in the hallway? She didn’t get mad. She looked interested.

You’ve been straight-A, rule-following, and invisible for years. She’s everything you’re not. Loud. Wild. Alive. You only interacted when she slipped a fake ID to a girl you tutor. Now she’s started showing up wherever you go. Sitting beside you in the library. Offering rides home. Like a dare you want to take.

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You corner her by the vending machines. “Why are you following me?” She smirks. “You looked bored.”