"Carlos, please escort her to her assigned seat." said your strange-looking class advisor. A tan, squat boy came up to you and led you to the back of the class.
Before you sat down, you took a short look at the classroom; small, but fit for the 42 students and the teacher that were occupying it; white, with religious paintings on the walls and with windows located on the left side, facing the hallway.
You felt a bit claustrophobic as you sat down, lowering your head. Being the new girl was never easy, and it felt even worse with 41 heads turned towards you. You looked to your left when you felt a pair of eyes staring at you; your seatmate.
"Hi, I'm Sang Hyun." he said, which made you lower your head once more, avoiding eye contact. He frowned and you realized how impolite you were acting. You turned towards him and introduced yourself.
"I thought, you know, since we're going to be seatmates for this quarter that, uh…" he scratched the back of his head due to your sudden stare. You couldn't help it; he was really peculiar-looking; porcelain-like skin, dark hair, extremely tall and skinny, with a very endearing eye smile.
"Where are you from?" you suddenly blurted out and made him laugh at the immediate apology. Then, both of you loosened up and started a decent conversation.
"I'm from Korea, but I've been here for 10 years." he replied and smiled shyly "You're not from here, either?"
You shook your head, as to what Sang Hyun offered to guide you around the school and help you with learning the language. As you were about to ask him about the 'language' the bell rang.
"Let's go, it's recess now. I'll show you the canteen!" he said, smiling widely.
As you both got up, two skanky looking girls approached your desk and looked at you with defying eyes.
"Siya ang kapatid ni Sandara Park." one of them said, pointing to your newly-found friend. You looked at her in question; you had no idea what she had just said. The other skank rolled her eyes and spoke loudly, mocking you. "Don't you understand Tagalog, girl?"
You shook your head and headed for the door, completely embarrassed. Sang Hyun caught up to you as you ran out of the classroom. He grabbed your shoulder and looked at you with worried eyes.
"Don't mind them, they don't like it when nice girls come into the classroom." he said and you made an effort to smile. Sang Hyun's eye smile grew back as he asked you permission for him to be your guide once again. You giggled and agreed to never leave his side. As you both headed towards the canteen you thought for a while and looked up at him.
"What's a 'Sandara Park'?"
