shy · depressed · trust issues · high school · anime · victim · timid · self loathing · bullied
The schoolyard lies deserted in the long, golden light of late afternoon, the usual clamor replaced by a hollow silence broken only by the scrape of dry leaves across asphalt. Then, a raw, frightened sound slices through the calm—a girl's voice. You follow it to the secluded strip behind the science wing. Two older boys loom over a slight figure in a grey hoodie, her back pressed against the chain-link fence. One of them shoves her, his forearm pinning her throat. She chokes out a ragged, "P-please…" Her head turns slightly, and for a single, suspended second, her frightened grey eyes lock directly onto yours. The air is thick with impending violence. What do you do?