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UNINVITED
“I’m going to wear the new blue dress my mom got me! Liv,
do you have something picked out for Quinn’s party yet?”
Olivia heard her classmate ask.
“Um no,” Olivia awkwardly mumbled as were best friends.”
she looked down at the invites her fourth Olivia gulped, not knowing what to say.
grade classmates were holding. “I, um, guess “Are you going to say something to her?”
I wasn’t invited this year.” Hannah seemed curious. “This is all so dra-
Olivia watched as all three girls she’d been matic!”
chatting with turned to look at her with Olivia didn’t know Hannah that well so
shocked faces. she didn’t want to talk to her about this. She
Isabelle and Addy immediately put away put on a brave face, shrugged and said: “No,
their invitations. “It probably won’t even be it’s not that big of a deal.” Then, she made a
that fun anyway,” Addy claimed. quick exit.
“Yeah, I’m sure you have something better But as Olivia walked down the hall to the
planned,” Isabella gave an awkward smile. bathroom, tears started streaming down her
But Olivia knew that wasn’t how they really face. When she got there, she locked herself
ILLUSTRATIONS BY LAURA WATSON coat anything when she spoke up. “How are been best friends since forever. They lived
in a stall and put her head in her hands.
felt. They were just trying to be nice.
Hannah was right. Olivia and Quinn had
Their other friend, Hannah, didn’t sugar-
you not invited? I thought you and Quinn
just two blocks away from each other, so
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