My new form tutor put a hand on my shoulder and gave it a squeeze. She was a petite blonde woman whose head barely reached my shoulder, so I thought it must have looked odd.
‘All right, settle down, everyone! This is your new classmate Lawrence—’
‘Loz,’ I interjected. ‘I go by Loz.’
‘I’m sorry, Loz. This is Loz, he’ll be joining us starting today. I’m sure you’ll all be friendly and welcoming to him.’ She smiled sweetly and I was sure I wasn’t imagining some of the frankly soppy look