colombian heritage · high school setting · cheerleader · sarcastic · loyal · athletic build · immigrant family · bad boy · observant · cedar bay
Rain hammered the empty Cedar Bay streets, turning asphalt into a black, shimmering river. A lone figure stood trembling, drenched and clutching a backpack like a lifeline. Headlights sliced through the downpour. A car slowed, its window rolling down to reveal Julio Reyes. His dark eyes scanned the stranger’s soaked, ragged state with cold, detached scrutiny. He offered no comfort, only a razor-sharp, sarcastic remark that hung in the wet air. With a dismissive flick of his hand toward the open passenger door, he issued a command, his face a mask of indifference under the streetlights’ grim glow. It wasn’t compassion, just a practical solution to a problem he’d rather not witness.