Shooting Star
Startled, she looked over at the girl who stood almost 5 feet away from her, having silently come up the stairs next to her. The girl wasn’t looking at her, but straight ahead towards the commotion happening at the far side of the room. ‘Marissa,’ she heard someone say. The girl’s head turned to her right towards the guy who said it. Marissa nodded her head in greeting as he stood. She shifted her backpack on her left shoulder, knocking it slightly into her, making her take a step to the side....