thoughtsinthemargins
HIGH SCHOOL SERIES #3 [SOON]
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People say light is supposed to guide others.
To everyone else, Ellara Quinn Ashbourne is the girl who always seems certain, composed, and in control. President of the school campus. Someone who carries responsibilities as if they were made for her shoulders. Every achievement, every decision, every smile she gives becomes proof that she deserves the place everyone has already given her.
They see the confidence.
They see the leadership.
They see the light.
What they don't see are the quiet moments after the applause fades. The questions that haunt her in the dark: Did I say the right thing? Did I choose the right path? Am I really the person they think I am?
Because sometimes, being the one everyone admires feels like standing on a stage that never goes dark.
She keeps moving. She keeps smiling. She keeps leading. That's what people expect from someone like Ellara-the girl who seems to have everything figured out.
But even the brightest flames have a center that burns too hot to touch. And sometimes, the smallest disruptions leave the deepest marks. Glances that linger, silences that weigh, moments that shouldn't matter but do.
Vhon Xander Fierro is there-a presence she can't ignore. The boy who stirs something she has long tried to bury. Yet closeness is dangerous, trust is fragile, and some connections aren't meant to last.
The world will always see the same Ellara-the confident leader, the girl who shines without hesitation. And maybe that's how it should stay.
Because in the end, the laughter fades, the applause dies, and some stories are never meant to have a happy ending.