Thanks To Her

I went to school. I reached before Alice. I was thinking whether she will stay with me or not. All those what ifs came on my mind until she entered the class. She... she smiled said hello and sat with me. I was so happy. Then she was my only friend. And although she talked to others I thought she felt comfortable with me. Time passed on.

After a few weeks we had a test. I knew that the topper girl who is beautiful will again top this time. She had been topper since I jumped the class. She also helped me sometimes before but also we were not close. Then we had our tests. I did okay like always. On the result day everyone was shocked. This time the topper has changed. It was none other than Alice. I never knew she was a studious girl. Again I had different thoughts. As she is a topper now many of them started talking to her more. So I was afraid again to lose her. But she was always with me so I felt happy.

In our school we had to choose if we would go to dance club or music club. Obviously I loved to learn dance and as there were no girl from our class in music club I would choose dance. But unfortunately, the dance teacher had sent me to the music club one year ago. I was like banned from the dance group.

The reason was because two years before there was a huge program held in our school. Many students performed many things. So for the performance I was in dance. It was type of a couple dance. But due to less number of boys interested in dance I was forced to do the boy part. On that day I told my teacher many times I did not want to do the boy part so let my other friend, Tanie do it. But everyone in that group including teacher forced me to do. I felt why it should be me? That day I almost cried in front of everyone but I controlled my tears. But I cried alone at night in my home before sleeping. Obviously I was embarrassed because I was the only girl who would dance in a place of a boy. But I practiced dance because I knew no one would support me.

However unfortunately, on the day of the program I became ill and I did not go to school. I got many calls and no one was in home when the calls came. So no one picked up. I was in bed. I could not wake up. I felt worried for my partner whole day. I did not go to school the next day also, due to my illness. When I went school next day everyone scolded me. They thought I betrayed them especially my dance partner. So this was the reason that time my dance teacher sent me to music club.

So the new comers had to choose one club. One year I was alone girl from my class in music group. I learnt basics of piano. This year I did not want to be alone. Alice asked me which group I was in. I told it was music group. I thought she would choose dance group but she chose music group. I was so happy. Then after days passed she became my best friend. Because of her I got to be friends with other friends also. She also helped me in my studies. Then I also started increasing my scores. Her friendship was the best thing that happened to me. I started talking to others slowly. I also participated in some competitions although I did not win. Well my other friends even started calling me with the names like fatty and all and even started to tease me with guy friends’ names. Whenever someone had to call me they called me with different types of names like fatso, fatty, hippo … At first when someone called me with such names I was confused and got laughed at. But it had become a habit now. But Alice told me that she did not like the way people called me so only she called me with my own name “Sarah”.