Kapitel 77: Burden.

Shikera munched on the vegan sandwich in front of her, as she tried to tune out the noise created by the junior students in the cafeteria. As her eyes took in the empty seats around the table she was sitting on, she found it hard to believe she had been attending this school for a month. Was that how unlikeable she was that no student had approached her to be her friend?

"Hi!" A whisper drifted into her ears and she looked up to see Mignon DeLoach, with a smile on her face.

Shikera looked left and right to be sure she was the one this high school celeb was talking to, before answering, "Me?"

She pointed her index finger to her chest to emphasize her question.

Mignon nodded, looking around before whispering, "Don't look so dull. You're dampening your beauty."