Ridley and Evie's Big Day
By Ridley - 2nd Grade 

Have you ever had a breakup with a friend?

 

   One day Evie and I were at fitness and we got into a big fight because she said my friend was horrible and her friend was better than mine.  I got mad and I hurt her physically. I slapped her (I was proud of myself) becauseI hated her at that time so I was happy I hurt her. I felt like a ball who couldn't deal with her life. A few months later I pushed her down. We were playing hide and seek and I wanted that place. She was not happy. He told the coach about it and he called me over. He asked me if I wanted to go to  the guidance counselor.  I said sure. I was disappointed. A few minutes later she called the teacher. The  teacher told me to go there and talked about some of the things. She asked me,if you became friends again would you like to stay friends? She asked “Would you feel comfortable with Evie coming?” I said yes. Evie came in (surprisingly it was going better than I thought it would). We talked it out and we made up.

 

   Without this  experience I would never have had Evie as a friend because I would not have gone to the  guidance counselor. She made everything right.  Once I was ready she asked would you feel comfortable with Evie coming? I said yes. We talked about  the pros and cons we liked about each other. I realized the best thing was the COOKIES.

 

   Now Evie and I sit and talk... and eat together. I am basically her therapist!  She's like a patient . She tells me what's on her mind (it's cool). She asks me if I feel like if I  get a semi good grade do I feel like I’m invisible or not a part of the class. I'm  her therapist, she's mine.