Sam was nervous about her first day at her new school. She had just moved again and didn't know if this school was as accepting as her last one. She had encountered schools that discriminated against people like her before. Most people were okay with her but not everyone was, and she could always tell the second someone looked at her whether they would be welcoming towards her or not.

Sam stepped out of the car and looked around for people's reactions to her hijab. She was a Muslim that had immigrated to America at an early age. Her father's job caused her to move often, meaning she ended up in a lot of different schools. She knew a lot of people had implicit biases against Muslims, but not everyone acted on them, which she was grateful for.

As Sam walked up to the front doors of the school, she saw a couple of dirty looks, but most people just smiled at the new kid. It looked like most of the kids in this school didn't immediately hate her religion. The senior was relieved. She didn't want to have to spend her last year of high school hiding from bullies, and it looked like she wouldn't have to. She might even make some good friends.

Before she could try to make friends though, she had to pick her schedule up from the office. She walked in and asked the woman at the desk for directions to the principal's office. She made her way in that direction and knocked when she found it. The door opened and she saw a man she assumed to be the principal and another girl sitting in one of the two chairs in front of the desk. Sam quickly walked in and took the other one, then waited for the principal to address her.

"You must be Samirah," the principal stated as he went to sit behind his desk. "Welcome to Endovier High School. Here's your schedule. You'll see your locker number and combination are at the top and Olivia here will be showing you around to your locker and then your classes. Most of your classes are with her, so it shouldn't be too hard to keep up with." While speaking the man had handed her the schedule and gestured to the girl sitting next to her.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have some very important work to do." The principal dismissed them with a wave of his hand and they left quickly.

"Hi, I'm Olivia Fletcher. I guess I'm your tour guide today," the girl said to Sam, smiling at her welcomingly.

"I'm Samirah, but you can just call me Sam," she replied shyly.

"Well, Sam, I think we're going to be good friends," Olivia said excitedly before looping her arm through Sam's and dragging her down the hall.