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Once again. Myra sat alone on the bus. Even after two weeks at her new school, Myra had not made any friends. At recess between classes, she played alone. In _______ class, she drew alone. In the lunchroom, she ate _______. And on the bus home, she sat alone. Myra could not _______ why no one wanted to be her friend. Other kids joked and laughed with each other. But _______ of them joked and laughed with her. Just thinking about it made her _______ hurt and her stomach feel funny.

One day, as Myra sat alone on the way to school, she looked at the seat _______ from her. She saw a girl sitting all by herself. The girl looked _______, too. Myra wondered if she should say hello.

But what if the girl didn’t want to be her friend? Maybe she already had a lot of friends. What if the girl _______ her? What if she laughed at her? Myra stared at the floor of the bus. Finally, she took a deep _______ to relax and smiled at the girl. The girl smiled back. Myra said, “Hi, I’m Myra. Do you want to sit next to me?”

The girl’s smile ________. “I’m Nadia! Yes. I’d like to sit next to you.” At the next stop, Nadia slid into the seat next to Myra. They joked and laughed the whole way to school. At ________, Myra and Nadia played together. In the lunchroom, they ate together. And on the bus ________ home, they sat together. When it came time for Myra to get off the bus, she turned to her new friend. “Bye, Nadia! I’ll see you tomorrow!” Nadia smiled. “Good-bye, Myra. I’ll ________ you a seat.” Myra got off the bus. She turned around and waved to Nadia. Then she watched as the bus drove away. A big smile ________ across Myra’s face. She had made a friend, a friend who was going to reserve a seat for her tomorrow. She could ________ wait.