Glimpses of Magic
Zenio Vesia Age 10
Two Friends, One Change Samson and Jeff have been friends since kindergarten. They met in Mr. Harrison’s class while they were both staring at Timmy McNare stuffing crayons up his nose! They looked at each other, burst out laughing, and from that point on, they were inseparable. All through elementary and middle school, they played together on the playground, ate together at lunch, worked on projects together, and walked to each other’s houses after school to hang out. This started to change when Samson and Jeff started high school together. Jeff started to ignore the teachers and not do his work. He also did not walk or hang out with Samson after school. Not just because he did not want to but also because he had detention almost every day. The worst thing was he started to eat lunch and hang out with Timmy McNare and Doug Slopper III. These were the bullies of the school. Timmy & Doug were known for their signature wedgie, “THE YANKER DOODLE.” Yes, it sounds funny but one, it’s painful, two, it’s highly embarrassing, and three, it’s mean. Samson was surprised and confused because Jeff was doing it too and looked like he was enjoying hanging out with them. Samson asked himself, “Why was Jeff hanging out with the meanies? Why isn’t he hanging out with me? What changed?” The next day during PE class, Samson got on the same team as Jeff for volleyball. Sam tried to talk to Jeff. “Jeff, do you want to hang out after school?” Jeff ignored him, so Samson tried again. Yet again, Jeff ignored him. Samson started to get annoyed and suddenly yelled, “Why are you ignoring me? Why are you not being my friend?” Then, Mrs. Charleston, the PE teacher, turned around and said, “Both of you come to my office after school.” At lunch, Jeff walked over to Samson with Timmy McNare and Doug Slopper III. Samson was a bit worried. “Why are those two and Jeff walking over to me? I can tell they don’t want to sit with me. They don’t even have their lunch.” “Thanks a lot for getting me in trouble, you loser.” Samson was paralyzed. He couldn’t believe what Jeff just said to him. Just then, Timmy McNare said, “Let’s give him THE YANKER DOODLE.”
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