The Moon and Her Secret

ny way odd. She couldn’t decide whether to tuck in her blouse or not. In the end, she opted to tucking i

e are here!” Ray calle

ore flicking her dark hair playfully. She leaned closer to the mirror, doing a quick check of her makeup. Her hazel eyes seemed slightly bloodsho

leepily as he tossed t

” she said as she leaned to giv

rive safely okay?

he approached the familiar blue Toyota car and as she op

Carmen and Suzie

nose, trying to get used to the heavy scent of perfume lingering in the

re in kindergarten, noted that in this small community everyone literall

irrelevant arguments with others just to prove her point. Carmen on the other hand, has a no nons

not shy away from doing the most absurd things to get rid of boredom. As tedious as it

ut listen here Danley, there’s big news!” Suzie exc

Steven?” Lana asked as sh

u know?!” S

teven!” Carmen exclaimed, not hiding

o driver her to school only because she wanted to spend time with her best friends. Carmen rebuttal that statement b

t after all. Soon, they were driving into the school parking lot. Since the population of Rosecliff was small, the schoo

planned to move to the big city once she graduated from high school. The thought of remaining in Rosecliff felt suffocating to her. Every day, the same routine,

ld often find herself at a standstill when Ray would excitedly talk about h

s voice brought Lana

students were loitering around

is about to ring any minute now!” Suzie

e then nudged Suzie. “Don’t answer, I know you’re going o

meone’s jealous

o completely ignore Suzie. “You ha

rmingly loud sound, indicating that the students had to go to class now. The hallway was packed with students tryi

rking with Ray huh?

She could hear a panicked ‘sorry’ before the culprit ran past her to get to his class. Lana tried to manoeuvre her way through the crowd but end

her mouth to apologize but the man in front of her grimaced as though being near Lana was enough to make him

tepped away to allow him to pass. She felt herself getting annoyed by how r

s smart and athletic but Lana never understood why he would always glare at her as though she did so

zie asked, her eye

trying to supress the sudden an

g? I’ve never seen River being mean

even talked to the guy.” she said as s

autiful.” Suzie wh

hat he ate growing up to look as he does. He is tall, towering over Lana by a lot. He is slightly tanned o

t because of his looks and athleticism. From the gossip Lana gets from Suzie and Carmen, it is evident that he is a really nice and capable guy. Sadly, Lana can’t sa

announcing that there would be a report due in two weeks and they had to work in pairs. Carmen glan

r. I’ve assigned the pairs already so, please check the notic

as the final bell rang. Everyone started to pack their belongin

d here I thought we could finall

who is upset about this,” she said while gesturing towards Suzie who wa

ing onto Steven’s arm. “She’s such a baby sometim

went to the front she noticed River talking to Mrs. Hathaway in a hush yet urgent

hat then the other students would expect the same treatment.

Hathaway but please rec

tner was as it was clear that he desperately wanted that to change. For the well-loved and highly-praised River Attwood to be particularly begging their teacher f

who were both looking at her, as thoug

that she too shared the same sentiment as River. “Pleas

early despises me.” Lana gestured towards River,

it out.” Mrs. Hathaway said as she grabbed her stuff and walked towards the door. “Remem

h the intimidating River in the classroom. She was at leas

t, River clicked his tongue and rushed out of the classroom. Lana gawked at the spot where he was just stan