Walking through a crowded building, folder clutched to my chest. Everyone was staring at me. I could feel their eyes on me, burning with curiosity. Who was she? Why was she here? I was the shiny new toy. They already knew that I wasn't one of them.
As we shuffled into the crowded hall I tried to find my place. The hall was split in two. I picked a side. The wrong side. Thankfully I was saved. She said hello. She smiled. Maybe I wasn't so different. There were others, like me. Lost in confused. Utterly bewildered by the enormity of the world they had been tossed into.
I said my name over and over as the day progressed. "Hi, I'm Scarlet." So many introductions, so many names to remember. People smiled and greeted me, some would never speak to me again, others would become an important part of my life for years to come. Some I remember, others drifted from my memory after mere hours.
Lost in a world of would be friends and could be enemies will I ever find a place? Will the shiny new toy lose it's sparkle and find a comfortable place on the shelf? It seems only time will tell. Until then I will enter my new life with confidence and grace, even if i have to bury the knots in my stomach deep inside and wait until the 'new' part is over.
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