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I stared around the bus as the kids passed messages around about me! I was drowning in my own embarrassment and nothing could save me from it. I positioned myself onto a front row seat to hide myself from the rumors spreading amongst the atmosphere. Most of the students did not even know me or who I truly was, but it took no time for them to find out. “Sarah, Sarah!” they chanted from their seats in deep venomous voices. Droplets of water were running down my face. Next to me was an old lady with her fruit basket. I glanced across my shoulder, there was her face with a kind reassuring smile. Even if she was not smiling at me that smile made my heart melt and made my tears evaporate. That smile reminded me of special memories that me and my parents shared before they passed and before I moved away to live with gran. 

I sat up from my seat, better than when I entered the bus. I got off the bus and...