One day at Eastland Middle school, there was a new kid in Garvey’s class. He didn’t really notice them, flipping through the pages in his Star-wars comic. Though, something caught his eye about the person. They also had a book. It may not have been Starwars, or maybe it was? He couldn’t tell due to it being close to their chest. He decided not to pay it any more attention, and got back to reading.

The student was told to choose where they sat, and looked around for a quick moment. She-He? They? Garvey couldn’t tell what gender they were. Not like it mattered. But the kid looked panicked, shaking. They then walked over to Garvey’s table, where he was sitting alone. They sat down in a seat in front of him, looking around with shaky hands.

Garvey: “Uhm….Hi..” Garvey mumbled, not used to this. He only had two friends, Joe and Manny, so he was a little socially awkward.