Chapter 32
Unexpected friendship
Skylar
We started the new semester. I followed Dad’s advice and tried to talk to other girls who ignored me. I checked to make sure I looked decent and didn’t smell. Every time I said hi, girls walked past me. I even said hi to boys, and they did the same thing.
Jesse would tell me not to worry about it and stop trying so hard. That’s easy for her to say, considering people talk to her, and she hates people. I went to class and found an empty seat. I sat next to a girl who’s doodling. Okay, here goes nothing.
“Hi, I’m Skylar. You don’t have to say hi back, but my dad wants me to talk to people. He worries I will develop a serial killer complex. I say he worries too much. If I’m talking too much, say so, and I will zip my lips,” I said, moving my hands
