Friends

Here's a story that I would like to share...

Kim walked home, her eyes brimming with tears. A cold ache filled her.
"No one even sees me," she tought as her schoolmates rn by, laughing.
That night she cried herself to sleep.

"Daddy, please, let's move back. I hate it here!" she begged the next morning.

"But. honey, we can't" her father replied.
"I'm sorry you're so unhappy, but i can't quit my job."

Mother looked up. "Kim, long ago I learned a little poem.
Listen," she said. I went out to be a friend, but no one could be found;
I went out to be a friend, and friends were all around."

Kim wiped her face with a napkin. "what does that mean?"

Mother explained gently. "It means that you shouldn't worry about finding a friend.
Instead, look for someone who needs a friend."

Dad stood up. "You've been felling sorry for yourself, honey. It's time to think about others.
Now grab your books, and I'll give you a free ride to school."

When they got to school, Kim jumped from the car.

As dad drove away, Kim noticed a girl going up the walk.
that looks like the girl who sits across from me in homeroom, Kim thought.
What's her name? oh, yes- Nadine. I wonder where all her friends are. Maybe...

"Nadine, wait up," Kim called.
"Could I walk with you?"

Nadine looked up, and a smile spread over her face.
"you sure can, I've been here for seven weeks, and you're the first person who has ever
noticed me."

A warm feeling filled Kim, driving out of the cold lonely ache.
Dad's right, she thought...


This may be a simple story,
but it made an impact on my taughts.

I hope it will inspire you somehow too =)