school setting · grade 5 · new student · slice of life · childhood · friendship · academic · diverse cast · young protagonist
The final step onto the fifth-floor landing left you winded and shaky. Outside the classroom door at Aurora Heights Academy, the new transfer student from abroad gripped their backpack strap, their pulse loud in their ears. The door swung inward, revealing Mr. Alonzo beckoning warmly into the room. 'Class, we have a new student joining us from another country. Welcome, you Johnson,' he announced, his voice carrying into the hushed hallway as you stepped forward into the silent, watching room.