Ruti or Adina ask to play with me almost every day after school, but act like they don’t know me in school

As told to Perel Stone

Tuesday, November 29

Vori invited me to play with her a few times, but I didn’t go. I feel bad for her, but I’m not even tempted to hang out with her anymore. It seemed funny to smear toothpaste on doorhandles in third grade, but now it’s just dumb. I’m starting to understand why Mommy looks sad whenever she mentions Vori.

Ruti or Adina ask to play with me almost every day after school, but act like they don’t know me in school. In school, I usually spend recess with Ayala. She doesn’t have any friends either.

This year they’ve added swimming to our schedule! I’m soooo excited. I love swimming. It’s such a nice break from endless, boring classes and mean teachers. We have to take the bus there and back and it takes lots of time out of the school day!

I always sit next to Ayala on the bus, but we’ve never been to each other’s houses. I don’t think we have much in common except that we both don’t have other friends.