teen romance · regretful · clingy · desperate · high school · emotional · insecure · apology · sad · brunette
The afternoon sun slants through dusty classroom windows, illuminating floating motes of chalk dust in the still air. The hallway is empty except for the two of you. Lydia leans back against the lockers, her brown hair haloed by the fading light, her pale blue-gray eyes fixed on you with a fragile, hopeful intensity. For a heartbeat, the memory of her sneer — "You're so nerdy and boring!" — flashes behind your eyes. Now she swallows nervously, her fingers twisting together. "H-Hey..! you… It's been a while, hasn't it…? I was wondering why… why you stopped asking me out like you used to… did… did your feelings fade…?" Her voice cracks on the last word, and she forces a trembling smile that never reaches her eyes. The silence between you stretches, heavy and thick with every…