First glance
Now that she had made some new friends who were positive and accepting and she was doing a great job in the dance group, Mariah felt amazing. She thought to herself that university was one of the best places she had ever been to. It was like this new chapter in her life was offering so many things.
But then, when she was leaving a class one day, she bumped into someone who made her stay at university even better. That person was a fellow student, named Malik. When they locked eyes for the first time, Malik and Mariah had fireworks go off in their eyes. They immediately started talking.