She sits on her bed, head tucked in her arms and legs clutched close to her chest. All she can hear is the pounding of her head and sniffling. She feels the tears drip down her face to her neck. The past week’s events replayed in her head as she wept in her arms.

Everyone’s eyes are upon her as she sits down at a desk, the curious and judging stares of her peers make her feel uneasy. She looks around the class, everyone with their blue eyes, pale skin, and light-colored hair. While, she stood out like a sore thumb with her tanned skin and dark hair.
She thinks to herself, “Why am I so different from everyone else? Why do they look at me like I’m some sort of animal at the zoo? Why? Why?”

At school the next day, she tries her best to get through the day, when a little girl walks up to her, “Hi! Want to be friends?” the little girl said. She was taken aback by the little girl’s confidence, so she asked, “Why ?” The little girl looks at her confused and responds, “Because you look lonely and I want more friends!” She looks at the little girl with curiosity, “Why me? Isn’t it better for you to make friends with other people in our class?” The little girl laughs, “I see no point. We’re all the same aren’t we?”
She takes the little girl’s words into consideration and smiles brightly for the first time at school.
“Nice to meet you, I’m Bao-Han!”

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