Standing on the street corner Grace waited for the bus, her hands clasped behind her back as she rocked back and forth on her heels, humming to herself. An odd bubbly feeling in her stomach made itself known. Nerves. Butterflies beating themselves against the walls of her gut. Of course she was nervous. During primary and middle school she had been attending with normal humans. All her friends had been there, since most other like her had been… well like her and kept their abilities hidden from others. Now she was entering this new school with people she didn’t know all with super powers like her.

What if she didn’t match up? What if they laughed at her? What if no one liked her? Reaching into her bag she took out her water bottle and took a long drink, the water usually helping to calm her nerves. She noticed the bus approaching and raised her hand to signal for it to stop and quickly climbed aboard. Looking down the aisle she quickly selected a seat with no one currently occupying it and made a beeline for it, sitting down and keeping her vision straight. If she didn’t look at anyone then she couldn’t offend.

If she didn’t offend no one would be tempted to beat the snot out of her. The reasonable and rational side of her tried to assure her that no one was going to beat her up because she looked at them funny. But the side of her that watched too many teenage movies told her to fear everyone and everything. The ride was only short, luckily, and no one decided to sit next to her. Grace was certain she looked as scared as she felt. It was strange too because she wasn’t usually one to be so nervous.

Once the bus arrived at the school she sat patiently, waiting for everyone else to get off before she did so as to avoid getting in anyone’s way. Picking up her bag he quickly disembarked and stopped for a moment, looking up at the building. It looked just like any other school really. As she stood there she felt a small drop of water, then another and another before the heavens opened up and started raining down upon them. It was a light shower really, but it made her smile and giggle as if the water washed away all the worries she’d had.