I think the general consensus
at this school
is that I am
male,
mute,
and stereotypically
white,
none of which are
entirely true.
I haven't corrected
any of the people
who call me
'white boy,'
though,
even if I am
definitely not a boy,
and about as far
from the stereotypical
white male
as I possibly could be.
I don't even bother
to correct those
who've already labeled me as
queer.
It's just not
worth it.
(I don't think
they actually know
what that word means,
but they do know that
it's insulting
for many reasons
and I usually
take offense,
so they stupidly
keep calling me it.
It's annoying.)
I don't talk to anyone,
either,
not really.
Maybe that's why
they think that I
am incapable of speaking
altogether.
Maybe I am
at this school.
It's easier not to
say anything,
I've found -
even if it is
much, much lonelier.
It's been probably
a week since
that girl
sat with me at
lunch.
She sits down
at my table
again today,
to my surprise,
and says hello
as she pulls out
her lunch bag.
"Sorry I didn't
introduce myself before,"
she tells me.
"I'm Matilda,
but my friends
call me Matty."
"Hi, Matty,"
is all I say,
because I have
nothing else
I can say
to this girl -
this one girl
in this entire school
who, so far,
hasn't treated me
like a foreign
contaminant
or something to be
loathed
and thrown around
like a sack of
garbage.
Unlike the majority
of the students
at this school,
she's treated me like
I'm human,
rather than just
different.
We fall silent
after that
and eat our lunches
and people-watch
to pass the time.
Every once in a while,
Matty shyly smiles
over at me,
and I can't help
but smile back.
Even though
we don't talk
at all
the entire time,
even when
we separate to go to
our respective classes,
the company is nice.
For once,
I don't feel so lonely.
I can't help but wonder
if this
is what it's like
to have a friend.
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Matty's gonna become very important later on, just you watch c: She's so adorable, I just love her to pieces;;;;
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