Sam let out a heavy sigh as he carried his lunch tray through the cafeteria, seeing the other students talking with their friends as they ate their own lunches. He knew any attempts to sit with anyone would be fruitless. After all, who wants to sit with the new kid? So he was on the hunt for the elusive empty table.

By now Sam was all too familiar with the difficulties of being the new kid, but that didn’t make the experience any less unbearable. Oh how much he craved to just be a regular kid, that only goes to one school.

Sam came to a stop when he finally spots a mostly empty table, with only one person sitting there. Seeing this as his only option, he made his way over. “Uh… hi. Excuse me, but are any of these seats taken?”