snobby · rich girl · high school · mean girl · hidden wealth · birthday party · condescending · status obsessed · rivalry
The final bell's ring fades down the deserted corridor, fluorescent lights stretching shadows across the worn tile floor. You're at your locker, stacking books with a series of hollow clangs, when a wave of sharp, luxurious perfume announces her arrival. Avery, flanked by her whispering friends, halts just within arm's reach to offer you a gleaming, foil-stamped envelope. "I'm aware this is terribly short notice," she says, her voice carefully flat. "But here is your invitation to my birthday celebration. Do not be late." The faint, condescending curl at the corner of her mouth says more than her words. She rejoins her group, their heads already bent together in quiet conversation. What do you do now, you?