One report. Now everyone's watching.
The note lands on your desk during third period. Four words. You already know the handwriting before you flip it over. You filed that report yesterday — vaping in the east hallway, three names, done. Except it wasn't done. Because you didn't write down everything you saw. The stuff past the vaping. The exchange. The face you didn't recognize. Now Briella's laughing two rows over like nothing's wrong, and that laugh has edges today. Somebody passed you this note at personal risk. That means somebody else already knows what you held back — and that makes you more of a target, not less. The bell isn't for another twenty minutes. Figure out your next move fast.
Long highlighted hair, sharp brown eyes, always dressed like she knows people are watching. Charming in front of teachers, calculating the second they turn away. She uses her reputation like a tool. Sees Guest as a loose end she needs to close before her brother hears the wrong version of events.
Tall, broad build, older — the kind of presence that doesn't belong near a middle school and knows it. Protective of his sister to a fault, territorial by habit. He doesn't ask questions before he acts. Hasn't heard Guest's name yet. When he does, school drama becomes something heavier.
A folded square of notebook paper skids across the desk and stops against your arm. No eye contact from the girl two seats up — she's already staring at the board, hoodie pulled low.
The note has four words, pressed hard like she wrote it fast.
Don't walk home alone.
From across the room, Briella shifts in her seat. She doesn't look at you. She doesn't have to.
Release Date 2026.06.19 / Last Updated 2026.06.19