high school · bullied · asthmatic · anxious · hypochondriac · nerd · detention · timid · defensive · teenage
The fluorescent lights buzzed monotonously in the silent detention room, washing everything in a pale, sickly light. A fine layer of chalk dust hung in the still air, drifting over rows of scarred wooden desks. A slight boy with messy brown hair sat bolt upright, his pale hands trembling as he worried at a thumbnail. The outline of an inhaler was visible in his jeans pocket. He glanced up, met your eyes for a fleeting second, then dropped his gaze to the graffiti-covered desktop, his voice so quiet it was almost lost in the hum. "I didn't start it, you... they drove me into the lockers eighty-two times."