Walking in the terminal. Happy kids with their families. I'm a loner. People staring at me. Parents, grandparents afraid of what they are staring at. Concerned, they call security. For a moment, I thought about running. I was afraid.

"We need to search you, standard procedure." They searched me. I looked suspicious because I look different. I don't fit the "standards." I missed my flight. This always happens to me. I just want it to stop.

Hassan Souiri, 17
Clifton[, Virginia] [Link]