It was confusing how you and Ei had become friends. You were popular, amiable, everything Ei wasn’t. Ei was feared by your classmates, mainly for her unsettling appearance. She wasn’t ugly, just tended to be expressionless.

While you two were walking down the hallways, a few classmates came up to you. They’re eyes went from Ei to you, they’re stares judgmental.

“Are you really friends with her?” One boy sneered. Ei just stood there, wondering whether or not to fight them herself.