She Was Never Just A Girl

She doesn't talk much. Never has. Not when silence has always been safer than the truth.
People see what they want to see - a cold girl with a bad attitude and a past no one wants to deal with. It's easier to call her difficult. Easier to believe she's the villain in her own story.
What they don't see is how hard she's trying just to keep going. To keep breathing. To not fall apart. He's the first one who doesn't believe the rumors. The first one who looks past the walls, the silence, the sharp edges - and sees her. Really sees her.
But letting someone in means risking everything. Her secrets, her pain, the version of herself she's worked so hard to protect. And if he gets too close, she knows exactly how it ends.
Because people like her don't get happy endings. Not without a fight.