Calliope
The stairs down to the library is her favorite place to spend lunch. A good book and silence was all she wished for in a school full of teens trying to be heard in the most loud and obnoxious ways. Calliope couldn't wait for her senior year to end, the escape from the constant requirements of her peers. She was always quiet growing up, her only friend being Tara. She knew Tara since the 3rd grade. She was always popular in school, but Tara would always make time to spend with her and stand up for her when she was targeted by bullies. They say a nail that sticks out gets hammered, Calliope spent her life trying not to gain attention, head always down avoiding the judgmental gaze of others, fearing that they might pay her an inkling of attention. As much as she tried to not be noticed, her indifference made her a beacon for others to point and make fun of. Books were her escape. Fiction was her favorite but she...