Chapter 11
Truth
The day the rumor had started was Monday but I wanted to until Monday of the next week to talk to Sophie. The weekend was nice and relaxing and Toby and I went to go shoot a "Your Grammar Sucks" I was casted in a new part called "Things Kids Say" It was fun for me and for Toby and we had a lot of laughs. The "Your Grammar Sucks" would be posted on its normal day and I was excited to watch it. I was more excited when Monday came though. I had missed my friends over the weekend. It was nice to talk to them again.
When we arrived at the school the first learning part of the class seemed to just drag on and on but when I heard the bell ring I was ready. The whole class walked to the door as the teacher dismissed us for Recess and we went to the playground. There I regrouped with my friends and we found Sophie from the top if the jungle gym. The strange thing was she was alone again. Just like on the day I had first met her. I carefully jumped down from the jungle gym and walked over to her.
"Sophie" I said "Are you okay?" I asked she seemed sad. "Yeah" she said but I could hear the sadness in her voice "Sophie. I'm not mad at you. I just want to know why you did it." I say "I just want to know." I repeat and she sighs a little
"Because…because. I lied to you Anita. I don't have any friends. I lied to everyone. I always told people I was the popular kid at my old school but I lied. I just wanted friends but I scared them all away." She was starting to cry now "I just wanted somebody to be friends with me." I look at her for a second
"I will be your friend." I say with a smile "What about your other friends. They don't like me." I smile "They don't like you because they don't know you. Come on. We will go tell them the truth and we can all be friends. The truth will set you free Sophie."
I help her stand up and we run over to the jungle gym. "I'm not sure if I can do this." She says looking at me "You'll be fine." I look up at Hazel "Hey Hazel come down here a moment. Bring the guys too." She nods a little and her and the boys come down "Hi" Sophie says to them "I have something to tell you."
She them tells them the lie she had told. "I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me." She smiles a little and so do I and then Hazel smiles "I forgive you Sophie. I know what it's like to not have friends sometimes." I smile "I forgive you too Sophie" Chris and Jason say in unison "Thanks guys." Sophie says "Thank you." We all nod "Like I said Sophie the truth will set you free." I smile "Now let's all go play a game."
We all run off and play a game together. That night when I get home I tell Toby of my new friends and he likes that I had become friends with her "You did the right thing Ant." He says to me after I had told him. I smiles at that. I did my homework and we watched some T.V that night. I fell asleep on the couch with Toby that night.
It reminded me of old times in the summer when I couldn't sleep in my bed and I would come out here to be with Toby. All I needed to make me feel better when I saw sad and felt alone was Toby. He was starting to feel like my dad. I wanted so badly for him to be my dad.