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CHAPTER 7
A
t home, while we were having dinner, I told my family
everything that happened at school—I told them about the
lunch incident, and they thought it was unbelievable.
“Oh my God, they actually said that?” Mom asked, surprised.
“Yeah! Can you believe that?” I said.
“At least they cared,” Dad shrugged.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“Well, they asked about your health problem, right?”
“Yeah, but I didn’t want them to talk about it.”
“Don’t you want people to care about your health problem? Don’t
you want people to be friends with you? Then they have to know
everything about you,” Dad said.
“Dad, first—no, I don’t want people to care too much about my
health problem. You guys are already doing so much. And second, yes,
I want friends, but not friends who have to know everything about
me—like my personal information.”
“Well, how do you expect them to know you more, then? How do
you expect them to like you? Don’t you want to fit in?” Mom asked.
“Yes, I want to fit in, but… you guys told everyone about my
health problem! I didn’t want them to know for a reason—but now
everyone knows everything about me, because of you guys!”
“Honey—”
I cut her off and went to my room, annoyed.
