"No, I... Usually sit alone..." And by usually, Cain meant always. He looked away from the other boy, suddenly feeling awkward. He didn't want the new kid to make himself instantly unpopular. He seemed likeable enough, and Cain wouldn't feel right if the masses outed him for socialising with a freak like him. "I'm... Um... An outcast. They might not be happy to see you sitting with me. Are you sure you still want to sit here?" The teacher had finished the roll call and was getting ready to set the class work for the period. Cain's attention was turned to her as she spoke, glad that they would be working on their speeches today.

The teacher assessed the speeches by how they were preformed and written. Those that were too shy to speak before the class could attend an after class session in order to be graded. Cain's topic was astronomy, a subject he was really interested in. He started to pull out his notes and astronomy book he had to research the points he would be talking about in his speech.