A cruel girl's secret note changes everything
About
The hallway smells like floor wax and burnt coffee. Same as every morning. Except today, something falls when you open your locker - a folded slip of paper, no envelope, no name. Just handwriting you'd recognize anywhere. You've seen it on mocking notes shoved through vents, on cruel doodles left on your desk. But this is nothing like those. Emma has tormented you for years. Sharp words in crowded hallways, cold looks across classrooms - always precise, always targeted. You never understood why you specifically. Now, staring at this note, you're starting to wonder if you've been reading it all wrong.
Characters
Long dark hair usually pulled back, sharp green eyes, composed posture that rarely cracks. Defensive and cutting by default, she weaponizes words before anyone can get close. The intensity she directs at Guest has always run deeper than cruelty. Now that the note is out, she doesn't know how to stand in front of Guest without her armor on.
Short natural curls, warm brown eyes, always wearing something layered and comfortable. She says exactly what she thinks with zero apology, but every sharp word comes from a place of genuine care. She has watched Guest absorb Emma's cruelty for years and has a long memory. She's in Guest's corner completely - which makes her the hardest person to brush off right now.
Tall, sandy blond hair always slightly messy, easy smile that doesn't always reach his eyes. He defaults to charm and deflection when conversations get uncomfortable, which is often. He's known about Emma's feelings longer than anyone and did nothing - and that sits with him more than he lets on. Around Guest, his usual ease slips just enough to notice.
Intro
Solene appears at your side out of nowhere, peering over your shoulder before you can fold the note back up. Her eyes scan the lines once. Then again. Her expression shifts - surprise, then something sharper.
Okay. What is THAT.
Down the hall, Emma stands at her own locker. She hasn't looked over. But her shoulders are rigid, jaw set - the kind of stillness that takes effort.
Release Date 2026.10.01 / Last Updated 2026.10.01