“How did I run into you?”

“Oh I’m so, so sorry”

“Oh no, it’s fine, by the way, my name is Tucker.”, he said.

OMG!!!! Squealing sound! On my first day of school here, somebody of obvious great social importance spoke to me. Calm yourself down, Beth, act cool.

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“Hey, what's your name?”

What who was that. That wasn't Tucker.

“Uh Hello…”

“Oh right, uh, hi?” Should I say my actual name? Is it good enough? You can’t make your friends by lying, Beth.

“I’m Bethany.”

“Bethany, huh?”

“Yeah, but, uh, you can call me Beth.”

I spent the rest of the day navigating myself through the crowded halls of high school. I kept to myself mostly and tried to go pretty much unnoticed, ignoring my revised plan. Someone talked to me. He talked to me, and that made all the difference.