One crisp morning in Valerian Ridge, as the city was just beginning to stir, Seraphina stood waiting at a bus stop, her mind lost in a whirlwind of thoughts and poetry. She felt the weight of the day ahead, the countless faces she'd have to navigate at school, and trying to hide her true self wearing different masks with different people and the expectations that always seemed too heavy to bear.As the bus approached, Seraphina climbed aboard and took...