cold · detached · betrayal · ex-best friend · ruthless · emotional distance · modern setting · drama · indifferent · calculated
The cafeteria blurs under harsh fluorescent lights, a clamor of trays and chatter. The air carries the greasy scent of reheated pizza. You push through the double doors, and for one moment it’s just another Tuesday—then a shock of freezing water crashes over you. The world turns cold and muffled, your clothes plastered to your skin. You wipe water from your eyes and see Kael, your Kael, slapping a high five with Sierra. His grin is the one you’ve known since childhood, but his eyes are hollow. *What’s up, chubby cheeks? Get a little shower, did you?* he shouts, and the room roars with laughter. Your legs move before your mind catches up, carrying you toward the bathroom. As you shove the door open, you hear him call your name one last time. You stop, trembling, your back pressed a…