Jess really felt very happy.
Jess
really
felt
very
happy
.
When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk.
When
he
arrived
at
his
seat
in
the
classroom
that
morning
,
he
found
an
invitation
on
his
desk
.
It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip.
It
was
from
some
of
his
classmates
asking
him
to
join
their
camping
trip
.
This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity.
This
was
the
first
time
he
was
asked
to
join
in
an
out-of-school
activity
.
Why were they asking him now?
Why
were
they
asking
him
now
?
Nobody seemed to like him.
Nobody
seemed
to
like
him
.
In fact, he had been so lonely that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely.
In
fact
,
he
had
been
so
lonely
that
he
ate
a
lot
to
make
himself
feel
less
lonely
.
As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.
As
a
result
,
he
had
put
on
a
lot
of
weight
,
and
this
gave
the
children
something
more
to
make
fun
of
him
.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked.
Cindy
,
who
was
standing
near
Jess
when
he
read
the
invitation
,
went
out
quickly
to
tell
the
others
that
the
trick
had
worked
.
Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true.
Everyone
was
happy
that
Jess
thought
that
was
true
.
But there was no camping trip.
But
there
was
no
camping
trip
.
The whole thing was made up.
The
whole
thing
was
made
up
.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun.
At
first
,
Cindy
thought
it
was
fun
.
But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea.
But
later
,
when
Jess
told
her
that
he
was
going
to
buy
a
sleeping
bag
with
his
pocket
money
,
Cindy
had
a
second
idea
.
She knew that Jess's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use.
She
knew
that
Jess
's
family
had
little
money
,
and
she
hated
to
see
him
spend
his
pocket
money
on
something
he
would
never
use
.
Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth.
Cindy
also
hated
to
tell
Jess
the
truth
.
Her close friends would be unhappy with her.
Her
close
friends
would
be
unhappy
with
her
.
What could she do now?
What
could
she
do
now
?
Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.  Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.  At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth. Her close friends would be unhappy with her.  What could she do now?