CUT TO: ST. AUGUSTINE ACADEMY – MONDAY MORNING
The school hums with its usual chaos. Students fill the hallways, slamming lockers and shouting across classrooms.
Sienna stands at her locker, sleep-deprived and distant.
Her fingers linger on the door, the weight of the text from last night pressing on her chest like a boulder.
JAYJAY: (appearing out of nowhere) Good morning, bestie!
Sienna jumps, slamming her locker shut.
SIENNA: (snapping) Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!
Jayjay grins, unfazed.
JAYJAY: (smirking) Nah, I'm trying to snap you out of your emo phase.
She glares at him, but her shoulders loosen just a bit.
JAYJAY: (leaning in) You didn't reply to the group chat. We made plans.
SIENNA: (rubbing her eyes) Plans for what?
JAYJAY: To play Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang, duh.
CUT TO: CLASSROOM – MATH CLASS
Mr. Salcedo scribbles equations on the whiteboard, his voice monotone.
But the group? Fully checked out.
Cass pretends to take notes but is actually sketching.
Zephyr spins his pen, eyes glazing over.
Theo discreetly passes a folded paper to Damien.
Sienna squints at the gesture, suspicious.
She carefully leans back to catch a glimpse as Damien unfolds the paper.
Inside is a hand-drawn map of the school.
Theo has circled a section of the old library — the wing that's been closed for years.
SIENNA: (whispering) Are you guys seriously planning something right now?
Damien doesn't even look up.
DAMIEN: (muttering) Always.
CUT TO: SCHOOL ROOFTOP – LUNCH BREAK
The group huddles in their usual spot, plates of half-eaten food scattered around them.
Theo smooths out the map.
THEO: This section of the library was shut down after a fire. No cameras, barely any staff go there.
CASS: (raising an eyebrow) And you want us to go ghost-hunting during school hours?
ZEPHYR: Sounds like our brand.
Sienna chews her bottom lip, hesitant.
SIENNA: What do you think we'll find there?
Theo taps the charm.
THEO: Maybe answers.
Jayjay, balancing a breadstick on his finger, breaks the seriousness.
JAYJAY: Or maybe a vampire.
CASS: (dryly) It's not always supernatural.
JAYJAY: (dramatic gasp) Blasphemy.
Damien fiddles with his bracelet, glancing at Sienna.
YOU ARE READING
Between Bruises and Butterflies
Teen FictionSt. Augustine Academy is no ordinary school. It's a playground for the rich, a battlefield for the broken, and a maze of friendships laced with betrayal. When a new transfer student steps through its gates, she carries more than just her sketchbook...
