I walk down the empty halls of the school. My sneakers squeak against the floor as I walk to the principal’s office. I hope I’m not in trouble… I don’t mind getting detention or anything when I’m at my dad’s house. He doesn’t mind. He just asks me what happened and tells me to do better next time. At my mom’s house, she’ll tell my stepbrother and stepsister what happened and my stepdad will scream at me and ground me. Lucky me, I’m staying at my mom’s house right now. I walk to the big oak door the principal’s office is in, and I take a deep breath. I open the door slowly. Mr. Stone is wearing a dark grey suit and a tie coloured like the trans flag. He’s wearing a pin that says “Trans Men are Men, Trans Women are Women”. “Do you know who could have done this?” He says, very seriously. I pull down my black hoodie a bit, and shake my head. What is he talking about?? “This will not be tolerated. We will find who did this, don’t worry.” he says as I sit down in the chair in front of his big worn desk. I take a gulp, then ask the question I’m dreading to know the answer to. “So, sir… What’s this about?” Mr. Stone bites his lip for a second, then sighs. “You don't know…?” I shake my head. “Well… Here. The janitors have mostly cleaned up the paint, but I took a picture as soon as I saw it.” He pulls out his phone, and I gasp. On screen is a photo of my locker. It’s vandalized with neon red paint that says “LOVELESS LOSER”. First: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1214631674 Next: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1219469664 Prev: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1214631674 Characters: Riley, They/She Mr. Stone, He/Him
