"Are you looking for someone?" a girl asks.
I freeze, worried that someone is trying to make fun of me again, when I’m just trying to get some food in the cafeteria.
I turn though, and the female student in front of me doesn’t look like she’s teasing me or anything.
"Yes,” I admit. “I'm looking for the food line."
"It's over there," she says, pointing to the back of the room.
“Thank you,” I say, turning to go.
“I'm Jillian, by the way,” she calls out after me.
I’m surprised. I turn back. Is she actually trying to start a conversation with me? Or is she just going to make me look stupid like everyone else does?
"I'm Keira,” I say, deciding to take a chance.
"I know,” she says.
"You do?"
"We're in the same homeroom,” she explains. “I’ve noticed it maybe be hard for you to… fi
