3. 3
Characters
3
Ashley
Main Character. Gets stuck with
all the friendship problems.
Short with curly brown hair.
Trusted all her friends with
everything and told her friends
everything about herself.
Sophia
Tells people what to do. Really
mean and demanding. Expects
everyone to listen to her and do
everything she says. Clingy and
talks about people behind their
backs.
Sarah
Follows everything that Sophia
tells her to do because she’s
scared of her. Nice when Sophia
isn’t around, but really mean when
she is. She want’s Sophia to like
her a lot.
Nicole
Very nice and always
has A lot of energy in
her. Makes you feel
better when you’re not
happy.
Isabella
Always very shy and quiet.
Happy all the time. Will
cheer you up even if she’s
not having a good day.
4. 4
First Day Back At School
“Ashley!” I
hear my
name being
yelled out
I see my
friends
standing
there
waiting for
me.
I run towards
them with
wide arms
into a group
hug.
We realize
were on
different
sides.
I’m all
alone on
B side.
5. Lunch
Me
•“Hey!”
Me
•“Hey!”
Sarah
• “Hi...”
Sarah
• “Hi...”
Me
• Thinking: *She’s annoyed* “Where’s Sophia?”
Me
• Thinking: *She’s annoyed* “Where’s Sophia?”
Sarah
• “Upstairs with everyone else.” She says hastily.
Sarah
• “Upstairs with everyone else.” She says hastily.
6. Me
•My Thought:
Why am I so
scared to talk
to them?
•My Action:
“Hi...”
Me
•My Thought:
Why am I so
scared to talk
to them?
•My Action:
“Hi...”
Nicole
•My Thought:
How does she
have so much
energy in her?
•Her Action:
“OMG Hey!”
Nicole
•My Thought:
How does she
have so much
energy in her?
•Her Action:
“OMG Hey!”
Isabella
•My Thought:
She’s so pretty.
Why is she so
shy and
insecure?
•Her Action:
Head down in
silence
Isabella
•My Thought:
She’s so pretty.
Why is she so
shy and
insecure?
•Her Action:
Head down in
silence
My thoughts VS Their
Actions
My New
Friends
7. Home
“Thanks a lot, ugh.”
“We hate you now, please don’t talk to us anymore.”
The last things I see.
Now I know they’re mad. But what about me? The people I thought I trusted
with everything have now gone against me.
My first big fight. I’m lost and confused. What do I do?
“Thanks a lot, ugh.”
“We hate you now, please don’t talk to us anymore.”
The last things I see.
Now I know they’re mad. But what about me? The people I thought I trusted
with everything have now gone against me.
My first big fight. I’m lost and confused. What do I do?
I’m on SkypeI’m on Skype
I get a lot of
messages
I get a lot of
messages
They’re from
Sophia and
Sarah
They’re from
Sophia and
Sarah
I quickly look
through
them
I quickly look
through
them
8. 8
My thoughts were all
over the place.
I had so many things to say,
but I could only get
two words out,
two words out,
two words out,
two words out,
two words out,
8
9. What do I do?
What do I say?
I’m so confused.
What did I do?
What did I say?
Did I do something?
Did I say
something?
They hate me.
Someone help me.
I don’t know what
to do
Why are they mad
at me?
Someone please tell me what to do
My head hurts
I feel sick
I’m so mean
“I’m sorry”
10. What do I do?
What do I say?
I’m so confused.
What did I do?
What did I say?
Did I do something?
Did I say
something?
They hate me.
Someone help me.
I don’t know what
to do
Why are they mad
at me?
Someone please tell me what to do
My head hurts
I feel sick
I’m so mean
“I’m sorry”
11. “I hate you and I always will! You
ditched us for your other friends.”
She Replies:
12. I feel broken.
I had just lost my two best friends.
We had been friends for so long.
Now its over.
broken.
13. A Few Months Later
Sarah
•“We’re really sorry about what we said. We miss hanging out with you and we still want to be friends
with you.”
Sarah
•“We’re really sorry about what we said. We miss hanging out with you and we still want to be friends
with you.”
Me
•“Thanks for apologizing. But I don’t want to be friends anymore after everything you guys did and said. ”
Me
•“Thanks for apologizing. But I don’t want to be friends anymore after everything you guys did and said. ”
Sophia
•“Okay. We can still talk right?”
Sophia
•“Okay. We can still talk right?”
Me
•“Sure.”
•In my head: I can’t believe I’m doing this, becoming friends with them again might just make more
problems
Me
•“Sure.”
•In my head: I can’t believe I’m doing this, becoming friends with them again might just make more
problems
14. School
Sophia and Sarah run up to
me and give me a hug.
“We’re so happy to see
you!”
Is it?
Yes.
Its just like the beginning of
the year all over again.
15. Yes, I’m still mad.
Yes, I still don’t like them.
Yes, we don’t talk as much anymore.
Yes, I’m happy now.
Its all over.
At least, there’s no more fighting.
At least, we still occasionally talk.
At least, now I have real friends.
At least, now they don’t control me.
