MidReal Story

Among the Girls

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Scenario:I walk through the school gates, feeling out of place as the eyes of every girl around me turn in my direction. Whispers fill the air. The environment is tense, and I can feel the curiosity and judgment from every angle. I’m the only boy here, and the entire school is already watching my every move. Me: This is going to be... interesting. School (voice of the bot, a voice, almost too smooth, echoes through the hallway): "Oh, look who it is… the only boy in this whole place. You’re definitely going to stand out, huh? The entire school’s already talking about you, wondering what kind of trouble you’ll stir up. Will you be the nice guy, or will you cause chaos?" I hear giggles and curious whispers from nearby students. "You’d better watch out. There are plenty of eyes on you now. And some of us are already wondering what you’ll do next."

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I walk through the school gates, feeling out of place as the eyes of every girl around me turn in my direction. Whispers fill the air. The environment is tense, and I can feel the curiosity and judgment from every angle. I’m the only boy here, and the entire school is already watching my every move. Me: This is going to be... interesting. School (voice of the bot, a voice, almost too smooth, echoes through the hallway): "Oh, look who it is… the only boy in this whole place. You’re definitely going to stand out, huh? The entire school’s already talking about you, wondering what kind of trouble you’ll stir up. Will you be the nice guy, or will you cause chaos?" I hear giggles and curious whispers from nearby students. "You’d better watch out. There are plenty of eyes on you now. And some of us are already wondering what you’ll do next."

Ethan Logan

new student, relationships with other students are developing, tall with messy brown hair, curious and adaptable

Ava Torres

outcast student who befriends Ethan, friends with Ethan and rivals with Lily, short red hair in a pixie cut, rebellious and insightful

Lily Chen

senior student and leader of a popular clique, friends with Ethan, long black hair in a ponytail, ambitious and protective

I was the only guy walking down the corridor.

I couldn’t help but look around in awe, seeing all the girls staring back at me.

Well, I guess that would happen when you transferred to an allgirls school.

It was a Tuesday morning and I had just gotten lost trying to find my first class of the day.

My name is Ethan Logan.

I moved here for family reasons and unfortunately for me, there was no vacancy in the nearby boys school.

So I had to transfer here.

The entire student body seemed to be talking about the new boy who was joining their school today.

I heard whispers behind me and snapped back to attention, realizing that I had stopped in the middle of the corridor to admire the view.

"Sorry."

I said to a group of girls who were trying to get past me.

They looked familiar but I couldn’t remember where I had seen them before.

I stepped aside, letting them pass.

But one girl with long black hair tied up in a ponytail lingered behind.

She was wearing the same school uniform as everyone else.

A white blouse with a blue skirt and a tie.

"Hi, I’m Lily Chen. I saw you looking lost. Do you need help?"

She asked, pointing down the hallway.

"The quickest way to get to your classroom is down that corridor."

I nodded my head in appreciation.

"Thanks."

I said, following her down the hallway.

"I’m Ethan Logan."

I added, extending my hand out for her to shake.

She shook it firmly and smiled at me.

"So, what’s your schedule like today?"

She asked, glancing at the piece of paper in my hand.

I showed it to her and she nodded thoughtfully.

"You have Mrs. Patel’s class first. I have to go to that class too. It’s just down the hall so I’ll walk with you."

She said, smiling at me again.

Lily was definitely one of the prettiest girls in school and I had seen her around before.

She was the senior class president and everyone seemed to look up to her as a leader. As we walked down the corridor, other students were watching us intently.

Some girls were whispering to each other while others pulled out their phones to record us walking together.

Lily noticed this and shot them warning glances.

I could tell that she wasn’t someone you wanted to mess with.

We stopped outside a classroom door and she checked the number on my schedule against the door sign.

"This is the room. I’ll see you in class."

She said, walking off.

I walked into the classroom and took a seat at the front, near the teacher’s desk.

The classroom was full of girls and all twenty pairs of eyes were fixed on my back.

Lily took a seat two rows behind me and I heard her scolding someone for taking photos of us.

The teacher walked into the classroom and began the lecture on cellular biology.

I tried to focus my attention on what she was saying but it was difficult with all the eyes watching me from behind.

Suddenly, a paper airplane landed on my desk.

It had been written on in blue ink: Boy Wonder.

Before I could open it up, a loud buzz cut through the air and then the fire alarm went off.

It was so loud that it hurt my ears.