What if . . . What if I am stupid? Like people say?

It doesn't count if it's from friends, right?

True. The school admin decided that a girls clothes were more important than her education.

I don't want to leave.

My mom says . . . there are bad people who hurt others for fun . . . and there are good people who do it by accident. Like, they make a mistake?

I think you're a good person.

Penelope? Thank you. For not leaving me alone to deal with this . . . when things got hard. other people would have. You're a true friend.