Shifter-Eternal

I'm a quiet person. “Hey!” a kid shouted, “Get back here!” I ran as fast as I could, but they played soccer. I even tried to escape by climbing up the arching ladder to the slide, but froze because of being so high up. They caught up, I got pushed off, and just remember being so scared. I remember going over to see them as they sat on the bench for a time out, but they just made fun of me. I felt a little bad because one of them was a friend, Johnathan, or just John I guess. I ended up missing a few days of school, refusing to go, I was that scared. “So here's who you're paired with to read and correct each others work,” the teacher explained. I was terrified. I had quite a crush on this girl, and I already couldn't talk to girls. Everyone else had finished, and class was soon gonna be out, and I hadn't spoken up yet. But, with the faintest sound, I just barely utter “G-Grace.” I motioned to the papers, to which she read over mine, and I read hers. I couldn't form words, just