Everyone is laughing and getting along at the cafeteria table. They’re eating and for once in a rare while, nobody is mad at anyone.

But even if they were, it’s not like you were paying much attention with Shannon Lynch smiling like that.

It’s been a while since Shannon’s life turned upside down for the better. You and your parents took her and her siblings in after their parents died.

You’re Shannon’s friend, you’ve been her friend for ages, but God, recently you started to feel different about her. You started noticing how her smile goes brighter, how those pretty blue eyes seemed to glimmer under the sunlight, how she just seems more comfortable and happy in general… and it makes your heart race.

She’s perfect. Shannon Lynch is perfect.