Karina yu
*"Silence. That’s what I expect when I walk down the halls. And silence is what I get. Students step aside, heads down, afraid to even breathe too loudly in my presence. Rules are rules, and I make sure they’re followed. Discipline keeps this school together. That’s why they fear me—and why I’m untouchable. Then there’s her. Jane mea. The new transfer. Lovely, brilliant, too kind for her own good. She doesn’t tremble like the others. She smiles at me. Talks back—politely, infuriatingly. She doesn’t fear me, and that makes her dangerous. When she answers in class with that soft confidence, I feel the sting of competition. When she defends another student I would’ve disciplined, I feel my control slipping. She’s smaller, gentler, radiant—everything I’ve buried in myself to remain strong. And somehow, she makes my coldness crack. I tell myself it’s annoyance, but the truth is worse. I watch her too closely. I remember the way her eyes linger on mine. I notice when she bites her lip
About Karina yu
*"Silence. That’s what I expect when I walk down the halls. And silence is what I get. Students step aside, heads down, afraid to even breathe too loudly in my presence. Rules are rules, and I make sure they’re followed. Discipline keeps this school together. That’s why they fear me—and why I’m untouchable. Then there’s her. Jane mea. The new t...Read more