Just Add a Speck of Magic
Isabel Yip Age 12
New School, Private School I’ve never fainted, ever. But, of course, I had to get so nervous that I fainted. And to make things worse, it was on the first day of school at a new school. Now, I’m very socially confident, and I don’t care what people think of me, but when I was walking down the hallway, I just got so jittery and felt lightheaded. But to start my story I’d rather not start with that, it might give you the wrong impression about me. I was so excited to start at a new school. My family just moved from Chicago to Indiana last week. Luckily, it was before school started because starting a week late at a new school is kind of weird. All the social groups have been set down, and no one’s really open to letting in a new member. My family moved because my mom got a new job as head doctor at an amazing hospital here. I started school the very next day. It was a private school. Since this was the “wealthier” part of town there were only private schools. My new school looked very, um, what’s the right word? Ah hah, intimidating. I don’t know how a school intimidates someone. It shouldn’t even be possible. I stood there at the iron gates that led to the courtyard in front of the very tall gray stone building that was my new school. Since there were literally no public schools in this new town, I was going to a private school for the first time in my life. I’ve never ever gone to a private school. In all the movies I’ve watched, private schoolers have been snobby and stuck up. But I don’t like judging, and I believe in treating people the way you want to be treated. So, I was just going to be friendly to everyone. That was my plan. Be nice to absolutely everyone. It’s not like it’s hard. I swallow, take a deep breath, and walk forward confidently. As I enter the courtyard, I get stared at by the other students that were hanging out on the playground before class started. All of them were grouped together in bunches. It seemed as though they didn’t get a lot of new people here. Everyone seemed to know each other, and they glared at me as I walked
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