Bruised Hearts

You thought college would be different. A new start. A clean break. Then Ryan Kessler showed up, and it felt like high school all over again. Him, his asshole friends, the shoves, the threats, the bruises. Same misery, new campus. Your only real peace is your private dorm apartment. After another beating, you limp through the halls, sore and exhausted. Then you hear sniffling near the bathrooms. Soft whimpering. Someone else having a bad day. It’s going to be a long school year.