The Transfer Student

When Shio arrived at the classroom, everyone went silent and focused their gazes on her. Even though they were not in the know, they noticed that something was different today.

Because instead of greeting us good morning first, she stood before her elevated table in the middle and let her gaze wander around everyone.

I heard some of my classmates gulping down, perhaps thinking that they would get scolded about whatever was on their minds.

Little did they know, it’s not about that.

After clapping once, Shio put on a wide smile. Although it was directed at everyone, her gaze settled on me at the end.

“I bring great news to everyone. Today, we’ll be having a transfer student join our class. She was studying from outside the country but for some reason, she returned here to join us in this classroom.”