The four of them, Girl1, Girl2, Girl3, and Girl4, are peacefully eating lunch outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sun is glaring down at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TwoFriends walk over to join them, arm in arm, stepping in sync with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl1 makes exasperated eye contact with Girl2, and Girl2 dramatically rolls her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do they not want TwoFriends to eat with them? Girl4 guesses not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl4 continues to eat her lunch as TwoFriends sit down. There are six of them now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, Girl3 starts telling a story from math class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It takes about five seconds before Girl1 and Girl2 start whispering to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl4 tries to listen to the murmurs, but all she can hear is \u201cBlah blah, Ms. Math Teacher, blah blah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She smiles and nods from time to time, pretending that she understands, but Girl4\u2019s mind is elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are they talking about her? She hopes not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl1 asks Girl2 if she wants to go on a walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s code for: Do you want to go gossip about our friends to make ourselves feel better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl4 wants to throw up. This is the fourth time they\u2019ve gone on a walk this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When they come back, she asks what they were talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say, \u201cOh, just life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s code for: We\u2019re not going to tell you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl3 pulls out her phone and starts giggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She shows her screen to everyone except Girl4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone else laughs and laughs and laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl4 asks them, “What’s so funny?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, are you not in this group chat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s code for: We excluded you purposefully and waited until you found out so we could pretend we hadn\u2019t realized you weren\u2019t in the group chat until this very moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Girl4 pulls a cookie out of her lunch box and silently munches on it until the bell rings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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