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people ...” “Ugh, I can’t believe we’re losing,” Sutton
“They just think I’m mean ... that I’m a sore groaned. “We have to win this game.”
loser who blames them whenever we don’t “Try not to think about it like that. We
win, as if it’s not my fault at all,” Alex realized could still come back,” Zoey pointed out.
suddenly, feeling horrible. “Yeah, right,” Uma grumpily disagreed.
“Shh, it’s okay,” Coach Melissa soothed Alex Ok, this is my shot, Alex mustered up her
as she started to get upset. “We can fix this, I courage. “Zoey’s right, you guys,” she piped in.
promise.” Three heads turned to look at her, sur-
Alex wasn’t so sure. She spent the rest of prised. “Have you seen how we’ve been play-
practice focusing on her coach’s words. ing?” Sutton asked.
“You brought us a snack even though you can’t play in
the game?” Zoey seemed shocked.
She continued the conversation later on “Well, um, not really,” Alex admitted.
with her mom and finally decided on a way to “Who are you and what have you done
fix things with her teammates: She’d bring a with the real Alex?” Uma asked.
snack to the next game. Then her teammates Alex wasn’t sure how to respond, but then
would have to talk to her. the three girls all started laughing. Soon, she
When game day rolled around, Alex was on joined in.
the bench again. And even though she’d gone “Hey, do you guys want some oranges?” she
over the plan with her mom a bunch of times asked. “My mom and I cut them up for every-
— she’d offer everyone orange slices at half- one last night.”
time and say some encouraging words about “You brought us a snack even though
their playing — she was super-nervous. you can’t play in the game?” Zoey seemed
She was so anxious that she was caught off shocked.
guard when her teammates hit the bench. “Um, yeah, sorry is that weird?”
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