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When I first met Sarah, all I noticed was her drool (口水) running from the corner of her mouth. As Mrs. Wagner pushed the wheelchair towards me, I felt _________. Why did she sit beside me?

For the entire morning, I was uneasy. Eventually, I nerved _________ to ask Mrs. Wagner, “Mrs. Wagner, can I have my _________ changed?”

She patted (拍) my shoulder gently and said, “Natalie, Sarah _________ our care. Try it.”

Why? I didn’t need a deskmate with running drool! I decided to _________ Sarah, at three o’clock, our _________ teacher came and said, “Kickball time! Put on your gym shoes.” As I bent (弯腰) over to tie my shoes, Sarah caught my attention and I wondered _________ it feels to never walk. My _________ felt tight.

Mrs. Wagner asked me, “Natalie, _________ Sarah cannot kick, she can throw balls. Would you help her in the gym class?”

I had to __________ and push Sarah to the playground.

Firstly, Matt kicked the ball and it came to me. I handed it to Sarah and she __________ it, which just struck Mike’s heel!

“You got him out!” I shouted. Sarah __________ happily. Then I laughed, too. The rest of the game was __________ and we all enjoyed ourselves.

At the end of the day, Sarah read a journal entry to us, “My __________ day of school went well. I had fun playing kickball. I made a nice new friend, Natalie.”

Sarah __________ at me. I didn’t notice her drool. What I saw was a new friend, a friend I had almost missed.