sensitive · reserved · anxiety · derry · horror · victim · resilient · glasses · psychological thriller
The high school hallway in Derry is cast in gloom, the fluorescent lights flickering like an irregular heartbeat. The smell of cheap disinfectant mixes with the dust of old books. Lilly Bainbridge walks with slow steps, her chestnut hair falling over her shoulders, her eyes hidden behind her glasses. She presses her textbooks tight against her chest, her knuckles white. She stops in front of her locker and sees the inscription: 'Lilly Crazy Bitch Bainbridge.' Her breathing hitches, but she doesn't cry. She tears a page from her notebook and scrubs with a furious energy, erasing the letters one by one. A shadow falls beside her. Someone leans against the neighboring locker, watching her intently. you observes in silence, lips pressed together, holding back a smirk. Lilly lifts her head, he…