My Heart To Touch

High school isn't kind to girls like me. I'm the one who freezes when the bullies close in. The one my brothers guard like I'll break. The one who rattles off random facts to cover the silence, praying no one notices how small I feel.

But when Maiken Maxwell transfers to our school, everything shifts. He doesn't know my past or the cruel nickname everyone else whispers. He just looks at me like I matter-like maybe I'm worth standing tall for.

The problem is... his attention makes me a bigger ...