She raised the can.
Gia Love moved through the world like a beam of sunlight—warm, steady, impossible to ignore. She didn’t try to be the center of attention; she simply was . Her laugh came easily, her kindness was instinctive, and people naturally gravitated toward her. At seventeen, she had everything: a close-knit family, loyal friends, and a quiet confidence that needed no validation. gia love and oxuanna envy
Oxuanna, by contrast, lived in the shadow of that glow. She and Gia had been friends once, in the careless way of childhood, before envy took root. Oxuanna was sharp-tongued and quick to feel slighted. Where Gia saw abundance, Oxuanna saw scarcity—as if every smile Gia received was one stolen from her. She raised the can
But she didn’t pour it.