Delia was the kind of the kind of kid that no one understood. She was
the definition of awkward. Whenever kids were in the hallway talking
about their weekend or their vacation or what they did the night before,
Delia would always make some weird comment that nobody seemed to know
what to do with.
So, how was your break," was echoing
all over the hallways on the day back from a snow-day extended winter
holiday. Jeanie was the first to respond in her circle of four girls to
the obviosu question on everyone's mind.
"It sucked. I
did nothing. I sat around every day and checked Instagram and watched
TV. I went nowhere and did nothing. Totally sucked."
"Mine
was awesome," it was Abbey's turn now. We went skiing Up North and my
cousins came and stayed with us for, like a week, from Minnesota. We
always have the best time with them."
"What about you, Delia? What crazy things did you do on your break?" came the inevitable question from another girl, Melinda. Melinda was the unofficial leader of the group of friends. She was the one that all the girls looked to for what to do or say next. When Melinda made a suggestion for where to stand, the typical response from the rest was a head nod or an "okay." Melinda was short for a seventh grader, but looked the part at suburban Ames Middle School. Black stretch pants that were not too obviously yoga-ish, and tan Ugg boots with almost any top were her daily uniform of choice.
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