the woman you are.. · Y/n story by @ewnotsophie

The first day back. The air in the sixth form common room was thick with the smell of old coffee, new books, and the low hum of a hundred summer stories being traded at once.

Liam Carter

—and then she just ghosted me, man. The whole holiday.

Chloe Bennett

You probably deserved it. takes a loud sip of her iced coffee

A beat of silence. Then, from the sofa by the window, a head turned. It was Liam. His sentence died on his lips. His eyes, previously glazed with self-pity, widened. He nudged the guy next to him, Sam.

Sam Jones

What? follows Liam's stare Oh.

The ‘oh’ was quiet, but it was a stone dropped in a pond. Chloe stopped mid-sip, her eyes tracking over. A hush rippled out from the epicenter—their sofa—washing over the nearby tables. Conversations stuttered, then stopped. Dozens of pairs of eyes, curious and then stunned, fixed on the girl in the doorway.

Chloe Bennett

whispers, almost to herself No way.