I came into the classroom and, thank god, the teacher wasn't there. I looked around the class and I didn't see any free spots, but I did  notice that everyone was staring at me. Soon I noticed one free spot next to a boy in the back. I made my way over there.

"Hey. I'm Safiya. You can call me Saf." I said as soon as I sat down. He just looked at me and looked back at the table. "What's your name?" I kept trying to get him to talk.

"Tyler." He mumbled out. It was just loud enough for me to understand.

"That's a nice name. Um... Why are you so shy?" I asked. First I saw a hesitant look on his face, but then he started to speak. It wasn't loud. It was between normal and a whisper.

"I just don't have any friends. I don't like socialazing." He answered. Then a boy infront of us turned to us.

"The new girl is hanging out with the loser!" He shouted through the classroom. Everyone started laughing. I felt so embarassed. They were laughing at me on my first day. Worst first day ever.

Then a guy came to me. I recognised him. It was the guy who said I was cute. Mike.

"I thought you were cute. Not anymore." He said.

"I don't care because I don't want to do anything with jerks who use girls and boys for their pleasure." I replied. He rolled his eyes and backed away.

"Thanks." I heard Tyler say quietly. I looked at him with a confused look.

"Why? What did I do?" I questioned. He cleared his throat.

"Well, I was the only boy they used." He said quietly. I could barely hear him.

"No. Mat told me about a boy they've manipulated with, but I didn't think it was you." I said.

"You can switch spots. You don't have to sit with me. No one does." He said. I put my hand on his shoulder.

"I don't want to switch spots. I wanna sit right here." I said confidently and he smiled at me. It was so cute.

Suddenly the door opened and a man walked in. I assumed he was the teacher.

"I'm sorry I'm late, you guys. I had some work to do. Well then, I'm mr. Ashton and you have math with me. For the next two periods and then for the rest of the year." He said and started going into math stuff.

I was deep in thought. I was thinking about Tyler and how he might've lived without anyone wanting to be his friend. Just because he was manipulated by some jerks.