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Marinette woke up to the feeling of vibrations on her wrist. She turned over to the other side of the bed and went back to sleep. The vibrations came back. She checked her smartwatch, 7:00.
Five more minutes. She thought to herself as she silenced the alarm.
More vibrations. She checked her watch again, 7:05.
Better get going. Don’t want to be late for my first day of real school.
Marinette climbed down from her loft and changed into her clothes she had picked out the previous day. Once her morning routine was finished she sat down at her desk. She glanced at her watch, 7:30. Marinette wrote on some flashcards in big, bold letters.
Hi, My name is Marinette!
I’m deaf.
I’ve been homeschooled my entire life.
I’m excited to meet new people!
She gathered her flashcards and put them in her bag.
***
Marinette arrived at the school thirty minutes early, on request of her new teacher. Miss. Bustier met Marinette at the door.
“Hello Marinette” She signed
“Hello”
“Shall we go up to class?”
“Yes, thank you”
Marinette climbed the stairs, following Miss. Bustier.
This is a big school. I hope I can make some friends! Miss. Bustier seems nice.
“This is your classroom” Miss. Bustier signed
“Cool”
“Would you like me to introduce you to the class?”
“Yes please. I brought flashcards to introduce myself as well”
“Excellent”
Miss. Bustier held open the door for Marinette and gestured for her to enter. Most of the class was already there.
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“Good Morning class! Today we have a new student. I would like to introduce to you Marinette Dupain-Cheng!” Miss. Bustier seemed excited.
A small, raven haired girl waved her hand. She seemed just a bit shy.
It is the first day of school I suppose. She's kinda pretty. Adrien blushed to himself.
Marinette made her way to the front of the class and proceeded to gather some flashcards. She began to hold out the flashcards one by one, giving the students time to read them.
Hi, My name is Marinette!
I’m deaf.
I’ve been home schooled my entire life.
I’m excited to meet new people!
She seems nice. We have something in common, We’ve both been home schooled up until now. For different reasons obviously. I’ll have to introduce myself later.
Miss. Bustier showed Marinette to her seat.
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Marinette was seated next to a darker-skinned girl. She saw the girl scribble something on a sheet of paper.
Hi! I’m Alya.
Wanna be friends?
Marinette scribbled down on the note,
Sure!
and passed it back. Alya smiled. She pointed to the front of the classroom. Miss. Bustier had begun talking. The words she was saying showed up on the projector.
“Hello everyone! I’m very excited to work with all of you this school year! Since we have some new students, how about we say our names and something about ourselves. Please write it down on a sheet of paper.”
One new friend already! I have a feeling this school year is going to be great.
Miss. Bustier would call on each student and they would hold up their paper and read it out loud.
***
Once it was time for their lunch break, Alya slid Marinette another note.
Would you like to eat with me?
Sure! Would you want to come to my house?
Sure
I’ve never had a friend over before.
Well, I can’t wait to introduce you to the rest of the gang later!
Ok!
***
Marinette entered the bakery, Alya fast behind. Her mom was working the counter.
“Hi mom. Would it be ok if my new friend Alya stayed for lunch” Marinette signed
“That’s great Marinette. Absolutely” her mom signed back
“Thank you”
Marinette led Alya up the stairs and into the kitchen and grabbed her and Alya a sandwich.
Would you like to go to my room? Marinette scribbled on a piece of paper
Sure! Alya wrote back.
***
Marinette and Alya were sitting on her floor.
[Alya] So, what do you like to do for fun?
[Marinette] I enjoy sewing and I love fashion. You?
[Alya] I’ve always wanted to be a reporter. Get the scoop. Ya know?
[Marinette] That’s super cool! You’ll make a great journalist!
The girls texted back and forth like that until it was time to go to school.