I looked up from my desk to see the teacher writing on the board: "Battle of the Books!" She smiled and said, "This time it's a teamwork. You're going to be in teams of two, and set a reading goal. Every team that meets their goal by the end of the month will get a prize!"The lunch bell sounded before she could explain any more rules.
As I gathered my things, Liya passed my desk and said, "Teammates?"Since Liya and I shared the same interest in graphic novel （漫画小说），and we took Hindi language class together, we teamed up automatically. I was both relieved and excited to have my team. Then we got to the cafeteria and quickly threw out a bunch of ideas of what to do at our table.
I looked to our third friend Kash, with whom the three of us always do stuff together, "Kash, do you have ideas for us?""Why would I give you guys ideas?"he said gloomily （阴沉地）. "I'll save that for my team . . . whoever that is. Now I see how I rank in the friendship lineup. "Kash replied in an angry tone.
I knew he was mad for a reason. If I were him, not only would I think that I ranked last in that group, but I'd also be panicking about what team I could join. But now, I was on the inside and Kash wasn't. I felt like the only way to fix this would be three people on a team. So, as the teacher walked by our table, I asked for her permission. What surprised me was that she had intended to draw names to assign random groups, but didn't get a chance to say it before lunch.
Awkward and frustrated, we were stuck in this dilemma. Having first teamed up without Kash didn't mean we didn't like him. I knew we—especially I—wouldn't be able to enjoy any prize if our friend felt bad about being left out. So, I decided to do something to make it up for him and convince Kash he was an equal friend.
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That night, I was struck by an idea as I read a graphic novel that all three of us liked. The next day, I handed my pages of apology to Kash. |
