By the end of that year, Bri was happier, and we were totally inseparable. Well, except for the time she went to robotics camp for two weeks. Otherwise, we were always together. But things changed when we got to middle school. We’re still best friends, but she was put right into the gifted program, which left me alone. This was especially rough because Brianna managed to make new friends in her classes.
And the more alone I was, the quieter I got.
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