One (Sarah Crossan)

In Homeroom

Mrs Jones

reads through the school rules,

allocates lockers,

and hands out personalised schedules.

Yasmeen grabs ours

before Tippi and I have

a chance to look at it.

She runs a finger

down

the

columns,

along the rows.

‘We’re together for most subjects.

Awesome,’ she says,

and claps me hard

on the back

like she’s known

me for

years.