Tobi and I have been friends for as long
as I can remember. Our mothers were
friends when they were our age, if you can
believe that! Mom says that being a loyal
friend isn't always easy, and she's right.
I found this out last year when Tobi was
chosen for the varsity soccer team and I
wasn't. Tobi is a great soccer player, and
I'm just okay. I wanted to feel good about
Tobi being chosen for the elite team, but
somehow I couldn't. I felt jealous and
decided not to play soccer the next
season. Tobi asked me to come to a few
of her games, but I was always ”busy.”
I developed friendships with new people.
My new friends and I went to movies and
shopped. We talked on the phone and had
slumber parties. Tobi didn't have time for
us. She was always at soccer practice.