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In the middle of my fifth grade year at Smith Elementary in Gregory Michigan; I met a girl that was soon to be my life long best friend. It was in the middle of the school year when our principle walked in the classroom with his hand on the shoulder of a chubby, awkward-looking girl with Coke bottle glasses. She was wearing clothes that looked as if they had been handed down from her sisters before they got to her. You could tell by the look on most of the kids faces that she was going to be the new kid to pick on. My teacher, Mr. French, took her to the front of the class room and introduced her. “Class we have a new student today. Her name is Donna. Can everyone give her nice welcome?” Some of the class yelled out, “HI DONNA!” and then there were a few that mumbled “Hi fatso.” A few snickers could be heard throughout the class. Mr. French got very angry. We could see the sadness that over came Donna as she hung her head towards the floor. She had tears that started to puddle up in her eyes. The expression on her face seemed to tell a story of its own. It looked as if she was saying, "Here we go again!" Mr. French punished the entire class by making us stay in from reces