Amanda was sitting near the middle of the classroom and looked up from her notebook as another new student entered the classroom. She introduced herself as Rachel. Amanda smiled at Rachel as the new student made her way to the back of the room, where there was an empty seat. Amanda had gotten to the classroom just a tiny bit early on this first day of classes but she hadn't really spoken to anyone yet. While normally an enthusiastic, cheerful girl back at home, she found herself quite shy in the midst of all the new people she had never met before. This was her first time living away from her hometown at a boarding school, and she had had to leave her family and friends behind to do so. She secretly watched the people around her as she scribbled notes in her book.