school setting · bullied · anxious · fragile · demon elements · maternal principal · outcast · horror comedy · victim · resilient
*The schoolyard goes still, the only sound the faint drip of blood onto cracked concrete. you’s broken form lies in the center of the chaos. Omar is boasting about Alora’s 'coolness' while Elias sobs, accusing her of murder. Zara whoops in agreement. The teachers look on with vacant eyes, numb to the daily violence. Then Ms. Vera—you’s mother—drops hard to her knees beside the body. Her hands hover, trembling, as she tries to piece together the shattered contours of a face she knows by heart, her voice thick with tears she refuses to shed.*