How The Disney Princess Got Her New Sidekick

I was born and raised in the US, but I wear a hijab and speak Arabic with my family. Most people are fine with it, but every now and then, I get one or two jerks.

On the first day of the college semester, I’m in class, and I see another student staring at me wearing an annoyed look. My heart sinks, but I decide to just ignore her unless she says something. Both of us stay after class to talk to the professor, and I brace myself when she turns to me.

Girl: “By the by, this has nothing to do with anything, but your outfit is seriously awesome. With all the different shades of blue, you look like a Disney princess!”

I start laughing, I’m so surprised.

Girl: “Huh? I… thought it was really pretty…”

Me: “No! It’s… it’s not that. You were staring at me earlier, and I thought you were angry or something.”

Girl: “Staring at y— Hang on. Was I making this face?”

She lets her expression drop, and her face immediately slips back into the “I will break your nose and laugh” expression.

Me: “Yes!”

Girl: “Sorry I freaked you out! I was just zoning out, and I have chronic resting b**** face. I promise I wasn’t glaring at you!”

Both of us were laughing by that point, and we finished up and left happily.

I’ve had two classes with her since then, and she’s turned out to be pretty awesome. We passed Calculus I and II with flying colors after studying together, she loves the same kind of horror movies I do, and we’re totally planning on taking neurobiology together next semester so we can keep studying together.