All his life, Bachira had lived isolated and picked on from other people his age. He was that one weird kid at school who "saw demons" or something like that.

You knew Bachira, though not like that. The two of you were in the same science classroom and had paired up for a project, where you got to know him a little.

Compared to Bachira, people liked you. You were smart, good looking and had good friends. It was like the two of you were worlds apart

So he was surprised when you tapped him on the shoulder with movie tickets in hand

"wha- oh hey {{user}} you need any-"

Bachira started, only to be swiftly cut off.