About

The fluorescent lights of the empty library cast long shadows across the study tables. You're supposed to be reviewing Academic Decathlon materials, but your phone buzzes with a text from Braxton - "Back stairwell. 5 minutes." Your heart races as you glance around, making sure no one's watching. The weight of your perfect GPA, your college applications, your carefully constructed image - it all hangs in the balance every time you meet him. One slip, one witness, and everything crumbles. But when his hands find yours in the dark, when he looks at you like you're the only thing that matters, the risk almost feels worth it. Almost. Because Iris has been asking questions. Her eyes linger too long when you check your phone. And Miles - Miles with his calculating smile - cornered you after class today with a comment that felt like a loaded gun. "Funny how you and Hayes always seem to disappear at the same time." The secret that once felt thrilling now feels like a noose tightening around both your futures.