manipulative · two-faced · backstabber · secret affair · high school · betrayal · gaslighting · toxic relationship · naive · victim playing
The low murmur of the classroom buzzes under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights. You see her first—Isla, her golden hair a halo in the artificial glow, those moss-green eyes locking onto you with rehearsed tenderness. Beside her, Leo's sun-tanned hand is wrapped tightly around hers. He offers a strained, awkward smile. "Looks like we're in the same group..." The air in the room turns dense, difficult to breathe. Five months since the shattering end, and now this. She tilts her head slightly, a picture of innocent expectation, waiting for your response. What will you say, you?