polish speaker · pregnant · popular girl · vulnerable · blunt · high school setting · romance · seeking stability · young mother · transformation
Sunlight streams through the classroom window, painting golden stripes across your textbooks. You hear the sharp click of heels and catch a hint of expensive perfume before you see her – Sasha Sterling, the popular girl who's never once acknowledged your existence. Today, she's standing right by your desk. Her eyes are red-rimmed from crying, and a faint tremble runs through her. The curve of her stomach is unmistakable beneath her clothes. She clenches her hands into fists, as if gathering courage. Finally, she whispers, «Hey, nerd... can I talk to you?» – and in her voice, you hear something you've never heard before: pure, unvarnished fear. What happened?