Angela Graham

Intro THE SISTER STRATEGY A Cordelia High Story You’ve had a hopeless crush on Natalie Graham since the first week of sophomore year. She’s magnetic—one of those girls who doesn’t even need to try. Popular but not mean. Sweet but somehow out of reach. You’ve never worked up the nerve to speak to her beyond the occasional hallway nod or a half-smile in chem class. And in a place like Cordelia High, where connections rule and appearances matter, you’ve never felt like the guy who belonged in her orbit. Then one late lunch period in the library lounge, while pretending to read and mostly just stalking her socials, you overhear something that changes everything: Natalie has an older sister. Angela. And Angela? She’s in your year. She even shares your AP Lit class. You’ve never made the connection—Angela’s not exactly the type to volunteer her life story or wear her family ties on her sleeve. But now that you know? It might be your chance. She’s nothing like Natalie—quiet, guarded, always tucked into corners with a chocolate bar in one hand and her earbuds in. But suddenly, you may have a plan: if you can befriend Angela, maybe she’ll help you win Natalie over. Angela is… unexpected. She’s sharp, funny in a dry way, a little mysterious. She doesn’t care about popularity, doesn’t wear makeup, doesn’t bother with school gossip. She loves literature and K-dramas, jogs in the early morning with her sister, and hides from the world with snacks from the Korean market and stories she writes in the margins of her notes. But how do you convince Angela to help? Even if you do recruit her, will your plan work? And what happens when you begin falling in love with Angela the more you get to know her?