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Speaker 1: Lewis story. Has anyone seen Lily, asked Ivy as she
Speaker 1: ran outside for Reesius one day at school. She asked
Speaker 1: all her friends when she got outside, but no one
Speaker 1: seemed to know. Bothing's usually the first one out here,
Speaker 1: thought Ivy to herself. She's always the one suggesting the
Speaker 1: game to play or coming up with some fun adventure
Speaker 1: we can go on before heading back into class. I
Speaker 1: thought it was a little strange, but maybe Lily wasired
Speaker 1: or not feeling well. So after a moment or two,
Speaker 1: Ivy ran off to play with some friends. When she
Speaker 1: got back inside, she saw Lily at her desk. Lily,
Speaker 1: where were you at recess? Said Ivy. I missed you
Speaker 1: and I wanted to play. I just wanted to be alone,
Speaker 1: so Miss Murray, let me stay inside and draw, Lily
Speaker 1: replied in a quiet voice. Ivy noticed that her friend
Speaker 1: didn't look up at her when she answered, but instead
Speaker 1: kept drawing. Okay, said Ivy, feeling like there was more
Speaker 1: to this story. But also Ivy felt that way sometimes
Speaker 1: there were days that she wanted to be by herself
Speaker 1: and just take a break from everyone around her and rest.
Speaker 1: So once again, she didn't think too much of it
Speaker 1: and sat down at her desk, ready for the afternoon math. Lesson,
Speaker 1: everyone get into groups, said Miss Murray. We're gonna play
Speaker 1: math trivia game, going over everything we learned in our
Speaker 1: last session. Oh fun, cheered Ivy. Lily want to be
Speaker 1: on my team? Lily didn't say anything. It was as
Speaker 1: if she didn't hear Ivy at all. Ivy repeated herself
Speaker 1: while reaching out and putting her hand on Lily's shoulder.
Speaker 1: Lily moved away. Lily, do you want to be on
Speaker 1: my team for the math game? Asked Ivy again. Sure,
Speaker 1: I guess, so, said Lily quietly. Ivy knew there was
Speaker 1: something wrong. Lily loved games, especially trivia games, and she
Speaker 1: was the best math student in the whole class. So
Speaker 1: if a math trivia game didn't make her smile, Ivy
Speaker 1: didn't know what would. Ivy knew her friend needed her support,
Speaker 1: but helping her out in the middle of math class
Speaker 1: wasn't the right place. Ivy helped Lily along with the
Speaker 1: math trivia game as much as she could, knowing that
Speaker 1: after school would be a better time to find out
Speaker 1: what was really going on. The school day ended and
Speaker 1: Lily got up quickly, put all her things in her backpack,
Speaker 1: and was headed for the door. This was very unlike Lily,
Speaker 1: just like everything else that day. Usually, at the end
Speaker 1: of the day, Lily would run over to Ivy with
Speaker 1: a big smile and some funny story that she would
Speaker 1: tell her as they walked home. So when Ivy saw
Speaker 1: Lily walking out the door without even saying goodbye, she
Speaker 1: knew it was time to take action and let her
Speaker 1: friend know she was there for her.
Speaker 2: Hey, Lily wait up.
Speaker 1: Called out Ivy as she grabbed her things and ran
Speaker 1: into the hallway to meet up with her friend, but
Speaker 1: once again Lily seemed to not pay attention to Ivy. Lily,
Speaker 1: where's my funny story for the walk home? Said Ivy,
Speaker 1: hoping her friend would stop and they could talk like
Speaker 1: they always did. Lily did stop, but she didn't look
Speaker 1: like she wanted to talk at all. Lily, is everything okay?
Speaker 1: Asked Ivy. You never act like this. You're always so happy,
Speaker 1: energetic and fun, and today you seem different, like you're
Speaker 1: really sad. Did I do something wrong? Oh? Great, now
Speaker 1: I've made you feel bad, said Lily with a sigh.
Speaker 1: Just one more thing for me to be upset about. No, no, no,
Speaker 1: that's not it at all. You didn't make me feel bad.
Speaker 1: I was just asking because you don't seem like your happy,
Speaker 1: silly self, said Ivy. And I was wondering if there's
Speaker 1: something I could do to help. Well, maybe I just
Speaker 1: don't want to be happy right now, said Lily, turning
Speaker 1: and looking Ivy ride in the eyes. Maybe I just
Speaker 1: want to be left alone. Ivy didn't know how to
Speaker 1: react to her friend. She had never had a conversation
Speaker 1: like this with Lily before. Her first thought was to
Speaker 1: walk away and leave Lily alone like she wanted but
Speaker 1: she could tell from the way Lily was acting that
Speaker 1: she needed a friend now more than ever. Lily, I
Speaker 1: am sorry, and yes, of course I can leave you
Speaker 1: alone if that's what you really want, asked Ivy. Is
Speaker 1: that what you really want? That's when Ivy saw the
Speaker 1: tears welling up in Lily's eyes. No, yes, I don't know,
Speaker 1: said Lily as she wiped a tear from her eye.
Speaker 1: You know you can tell me anything, Lily. I'm always
Speaker 1: here for you, and I want to help, said Ivy,
Speaker 1: putting a hand on her friend's shoulder. This time, Lily
Speaker 1: didn't move away, but instead gave Ivy a hug. The
Speaker 1: two friends walked outside to the playground and sat down
Speaker 1: on the buddy bench by the swings. Whenever you're ready
Speaker 1: to talk, I'm ready to listen, Ivy told her friend
Speaker 1: as they sat on the bench for a few minutes
Speaker 1: in silence. Then, once Lily was ready to talk, she
Speaker 1: let Ivy know that she had been feeling a little
Speaker 1: sad lately. She felt like she didn't know where she
Speaker 1: fit in with her friends lately, and she was nervous
Speaker 1: a lot, feeling like she was always disappointing someone. I'm
Speaker 1: nervous that I'm not doing or saying the right things.
Speaker 1: Lily said, I'm nervous that I'll go make someone mad,
Speaker 1: or I'll do bad on my next quiz or lose
Speaker 1: my big basketball game. Everyone always expects me to be
Speaker 1: there for them with a funny story or a big
Speaker 1: smile or the right answer. But sometimes I just don't
Speaker 1: feel like it. That makes me sad, because I feel
Speaker 1: like I'm disappointing everyone when I feel like this. Ivy
Speaker 1: was so surprised by what she heard Lily say. She
Speaker 1: really felt bad thinking that she in any way made
Speaker 1: Lily feel uncomfortable or upset. Yes, of course, I'd be
Speaker 1: loved having a friend though was happy, full of energy,
Speaker 1: and fun to be around. And yes, maybe sometimes she
Speaker 1: focused a little too much on their friendship. Ivey realized
Speaker 1: now that she expected Lily to always be that happy,
Speaker 1: silly friend instead of taking the time to ask how
Speaker 1: she was feeling or what she wanted. Lily. I am
Speaker 1: so sorry, Ivy said. I never want you to feel
Speaker 1: like this, but it's okay if you do. Just know
Speaker 1: that I'll be here to help. You're such a great
Speaker 1: friend to me that I want to be all that
Speaker 1: I can to be a great friend to you. Lily
Speaker 1: smiled for the first time that day, really feeling like
Speaker 1: she was being hurt, and understood.
Speaker 2: Everyone feels like you're feeling.
Speaker 1: Sometimes, Ivy went on, including me. Yes, I'm usually happy
Speaker 1: and positive like you, but sometimes I get down and
Speaker 1: I just want to be left alone. When I'm feeling
Speaker 1: that way, I talk to my parents or even Levi.
Speaker 1: It really helps. It's not good for you to keep
Speaker 1: all your emotions bottled up. It feels so much better
Speaker 1: to talk them out. Well, this is the first time
Speaker 1: I've ever felt like this, so I didn't really know
Speaker 1: what to do, said Lily. But that is really good advice.
Speaker 1: I'll talk to my parents when I get home. Lily
Speaker 1: and Ivy talked a bit more on the playground, and
Speaker 1: then they started their walk home. Ivy was happy that
Speaker 1: she had talked with Lily and was hoping she'd feel
Speaker 1: better the next day. However, she wasn't going to rush
Speaker 1: the situation and knew that Lily had to work through
Speaker 1: her feelings at her own pace. So the next day
Speaker 1: in school, Ivy walked up to Lily and asked something
Speaker 1: she should have been asking the last few days. Hi Lily,
Speaker 1: how are you feeling today? Lily gave her friend a
Speaker 1: little smile, which was more than she had done yesterday.
Speaker 1: I'm feeling a little better, said Lily. It was good
Speaker 1: to talk with my parents. I think it really helped.
Speaker 1: But now I just have to get comfortable with not
Speaker 1: always caring what others think and feeling like I'll be
Speaker 1: disappointing someone if I'm not acting the way they expect
Speaker 1: me to act. That's a really good strategy, Lily, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: It's most important for you to be happy with you,
Speaker 1: so if it feels right to you, then it's the
Speaker 1: right thing to do. Ivy got another smile out of
Speaker 1: Lily and that made her feel great. Remember I'm here
Speaker 1: for you if you want to talk today, said Ivy.
Speaker 1: And if at recess you want to stay in and draw,
Speaker 1: I can stay in two of course, only if that's
Speaker 1: what you'd like. I would like that, said Lily with
Speaker 1: another smile. Class started for the day and Ivy gave
Speaker 1: herself a little challenge. She would try to make Lily
Speaker 1: smile as much as possible that day, taking over for Lily,
Speaker 1: who was usually the one making other smile. By doing this,
Speaker 1: Ivy was being supportive and reminding her friend throughout the
Speaker 1: day that she was there if she needed her. As
Speaker 1: they sat in class, Ivy thought of silly jokes to
Speaker 1: tell Lily when they had free time. She complimented her
Speaker 1: new shoes and told her how much the greenhead band
Speaker 1: she was wearing made her eyes look like the sparkling emeralds.
Speaker 1: Ivy reminded her friend of the sleepover they had planned
Speaker 1: for the weekend and all the fun things they would
Speaker 1: do together. The more Ivy supported her friend, making her
Speaker 1: smile and letting her know her feelings were important, the
Speaker 1: more Ivy could see Lily building herself back up. She
Speaker 1: was becoming strong again, ready to deal with her feelings,
Speaker 1: knowing that she didn't have to face them alone. Once
Speaker 1: lunch was over, it was time for recess. Now you're
Speaker 1: sure you don't want to stay in and draw today,
Speaker 1: Ivy asked Lily. We can do whatever you'd like to do. Nope,
Speaker 1: I'm excited to go outside and play, said Lily. Then
Speaker 1: as soon as they got outside, a group of Lily
Speaker 1: and Ivy's friends joined them, asking right away what fun
Speaker 1: game Lily had planned for them. Hi, Lily, long time, No,
Speaker 1: see we were all so sad when you weren't outside yesterday,
Speaker 1: said one friend. Yeah, you're always so great at picking games,
Speaker 1: said another. We didn't know what to do. What super
Speaker 1: amazing fun game are we playing today, Lily asked someone else.
Speaker 1: I bet it will be the best game ever. Ivy
Speaker 1: turned and looked at Lily and could immediately see that
Speaker 1: she was not comfortable with the situation. Too many questions,
Speaker 1: too much pressure, and not enough space. No one even
Speaker 1: asked if Lily wanted to play a game. They just
Speaker 1: assumed she did. Maybe Lily just wanted to go on
Speaker 1: the swings, but now she felt it was up to
Speaker 1: her to make sure every one of her friends had
Speaker 1: a super fun recess. It was just too much. All
Speaker 1: of Lily and Ivy's friends kept getting closer and closer,
Speaker 1: asking over and over again what game Lily thought they
Speaker 1: should play. Seeing Lily's reaction, Ivy stepped in, knowing just
Speaker 1: what to do. Sorry, everybody, Lily and I were just
Speaker 1: going on the swings today, said Ivy. If anyone wants
Speaker 1: to join us, that'd be great. We could have a
Speaker 1: contest and see who can swing the highest. Does that
Speaker 1: sound good to you, Lily? Ivy smiled, at Lily, looking
Speaker 1: her right in the eyes as if to say, you're
Speaker 1: not alone, I'm here with you. Yes, I would really
Speaker 1: like that a lot, Lily replied with a big smile.
Speaker 1: Gracie there and off she ran towards the swings, with
Speaker 1: her friends following behind her, except for Ivy, who was
Speaker 1: running right alongside Lily. That recess, everyone had a great time.
Speaker 1: Lily wasn't the only one in charge of it all. Instead,
Speaker 1: she simply got to enjoy the activity with everyone else.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for stepping in at recess, said
Speaker 1: Lily when she and Ivy got back inside. I was
Speaker 1: starting to feel a little overwhelmed again when everyone was
Speaker 1: asking me questions. Then just when it felt like too much,
Speaker 1: you were there. I am really lucky to have a
Speaker 1: friend like you. I'm always going to be here for you,
Speaker 1: said Ivy reassuringly. At recess, in school, at basketball practice
Speaker 1: on the weekend, whenever you need me. How about if
Speaker 1: I needed you at midnight, Lily giggled, I'll be there,
Speaker 1: laughed Ivy. How about in the middle of a snowstorm,
Speaker 1: but instead of snow, there, marshmallow's falling from the sky.
Speaker 2: Asked Lily.
Speaker 1: That would be amazing, and yes, I'd be there for you,
Speaker 1: no problem at all, said Ivy in between giggles. How
Speaker 1: about if I was on top of a really tall
Speaker 1: mountain and a mountain go took my favorite candy bar,
Speaker 1: asked Lily, laughing harder than before. As long as I
Speaker 1: got half of that candy bar, I would totally be
Speaker 1: there right by your side, Ivy, putting her arm around
Speaker 1: her friend's shoulders. From that day on, Lily and Ivy
Speaker 1: were always there for each other, through the smiles, the
Speaker 1: quiet times, and everything in between. Thanks for joining us today.
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Speaker 1: something too.
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