SHAUNA SHIPMAN
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You hug yourself as you watch Shauna chat with the girls, feeling yourself filling with anxiety as you wait on one of the cafeteria tables. The lights suddenly seem too bright, and you notice how you're digging your nails painfully at your arms. You need to get out of here, you think.
You huff, feeling tears spring at your eyes as you rush to get up, accidentally scratching the bench against the floor, the sound making everything worse. They all look back at you and you desperately make eye contact with Shauna, who looks at you with concern. She walks over to you, and you immediately latch onto her, burying your face in her neck. "Sweetheart, what's wrong?"