As Kayla walked to class with Sen, she couldn't help but hear whispers from all sorts of people as they walked along the path towards the Potions classroom. She couldn't help but sigh with sadness for the girl that was next to her. She was sure there would be rumors that would spread like wildfire. Children were fickle, some more than others. She knew already what she might endure, and it would only be a fraction of what this poor girl might have been through, all because of something she couldn't control.

When they finally had sat down in the classroom, a girl with bleach blonde hair sat herself the other side of Kayla, looking uneasily at Sen as she did.
"Uhhh, Kayla, could I have a word?" she asked tentatively, her gaze avoiding Sen as much as possible.
"Of course you can Tess, but if it's about Sen then perhaps you shouldn't." Kayla spoke kindly but firmly.
Tess looked at her, then at Sen, then back and forth a few times, opening her mouth once or twice before finally stopping herself and unpacking her books, though she sat with an uneasiness.