This place isn’t normal. These people—things—aren’t normal. The school uniform is tight on my body. The black shirt buttons up to my throat, there’s a black tie with an academy crest, and a matching pleated skirt sits high on my thighs. I feel like I’m in a dream. A nightmare. Today is the first day of classes, and I’ve already been denied a meeting with the headmistress to get answers. Everyone is taller than me. Freakishly taller. Some don’t speak my language, and I’m sure they’re not human. I know they’re not. No one on this island is except me.
