My only motive was to make a friend, at least one. So… so I asked my sister how to make friends as I had seen her talking and laughing with her friends for hours. It was a shame for me as I was asking my younger sister but the only person I could think of and I could ask was my sister. I thought she would react differently to my question but she did not say anything maybe because she knew I had no friends. 

To my surprise she told me how to make a friend. She told me to firstly smile and tell “Hi” and introduce yourself. That was all. It was so simple. Was I stupid or dumb or a fool. But at one moment I doubt her advice. I doubted her because I always do that to my so called other friends. As soon as I see them I smile and tell “Hi” and they also smiled and replied “Hi”. And that was the end, we did not talk much and I had no friends. So I did not take her advice so seriously. 

The next day on my way to school I saw a girl on my school dress with six small kids with school dress going ahead of me. So I thought they were the new comers in our school. I knew that because my school was 15 min walk from my home and I knew who walked that path. So to my surprise when I went to class I saw that girl. I recognized her because she was short and a little fat but less fat than me. Her hair was black and silky which was on two braids. She was cute and beautiful. 

So I remembered my sister's advice. Yesterday although I had doubted her advice, today I did not find anything I could do other than follow her advice. So, following the advice, I smiled at her and said "Hi". As she was new and my old friends were close to each other so she was sitting alone on another desk introducing herself to other friends.

 Taking that opportunity, I went to her and asked, “Have you got a bench-mate?” Before asking this I had many thoughts going on in my head. I thought what if she said that she had another friend coming who would be with her. What if she said even if she did not have she would not like to sit with me? What if... Taking the risk I asked her and surprisingly she said "No, is it okay if I sit with you?" I was so happy and replied immediately “Yes.” We sat together.

 She told her name is Alice and I introduced myself to her. I told her I saw her on the way to school and asked if it was really her. I also said I had seen six other kids. She said she did not see me obviously because she was front of me. She said those kids were her brothers and sisters. Three of them were her siblings and other three were her cousins. 

Then the class started. We also shared lunch. Her lunch was also delicious. Inside my heart I was so happy that I got one friend. I thanked my sister in my heart. I thought I would never let go of my new friend. But I was afraid if after few days she will forget me. Obviously as she was new she would talk to anyone. But maybe after few days will I be ignored again? Eventually I stopped thinking. Then on that day fortunately our house were near we went home together. We talked on our way about which school she came from and her reason.  After returning home I told my sister I got a new friend. Although I was so happy I could not show my full expression because I thought she might think that I was being too much. At night, I thought about tomorrow and all those what ifs. I was happy but afraid. I was afraid if I will be alone again and the happiness was just for one day. 

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