I had to admit that I did feel a little self-conscious in my new Institute uniform. I wasn’t sure why, though. It was really conservative and not even remotely revealing. Plus, both the blouse and dress fit me almost perfectly. That was probably because I’d given the Institute my measurements before I got here. Apparently, every Institute uniform was custom-made, which was why everyone’s uniforms fit them so well.
Although when I thought about it, it probably wasn’t the dress that made everyone look at me as Barrett and I walked together to our first class. It was probably a mixture of rumors about my fight with Becky and the girls spreading around campus and walking with Barrett himself, who, as far as I could tell, was the most popular and well-known student in the entire school.
Barr
