I had been so excited to get to school the next day that I got there ridiculously early. Heading straight for the dining hall to grab a coffee before class. I was still sitting there nursing my warm cardboard cup when the number of students started to pick up. The more that filtered into the dining hall, the more aware I became of being there alone. Everyone else seemed to be coming in with groups of people.
I could see two girls out of the corner of my eye on the next table staring right at me. They were both the blonde, skinny, barbie doll wannabe types. I couldn’t help but hear what they were saying. They weren’t even attempting to be quiet. “I mean, look at her. What is with that hair?” I smoothed down my hair without thinking. I wasn’t anything like them and I never would be.
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