When my ex said she was breaking up with me at school, I tried my best not to cry, I thought of my favorite things or funny things to cheer me up and said things in my mind to keep me from crying, and it worked! Then at lunch, there were no more seats at the table I usually sit at with my crew, so I had to sit with people I never have sat with before, and they saw me blushing a little while looking down. They asked "What's wrong, Brady?" and I bursted into tears, and they were like "I think he got dumped, cuz he ain't in silent lunch, and he cryin'." and I nodded "yes" and everyone at the table whispered to everyone around them looking at me at different tables weirdly. 3 minutes later, I then saw almost half the lunch room was paying attention to me, and everyone that knew kept telling everyone beside them. Everyone was trying to go up to me and reassure me, like I was their best friend and I got really emotional thanking everyone coming up to me saying encouraging things like "Stay strong." and "Fight through the pain." Almost the entire lunchroom knew, even the staff encouraged me to stay strong. I then stopped crying and thanked everyone who helped me. I stood up and with all my confidence, I said "I am very thankful for all you wonderful people that took the time and helped an individual in need. This means a lot to me." At that moment, everyone in there applauded, including faculty and staff, and from that day out, it has changed my life and made me more confident to say things that I would usually be really nervous to say. It was at that moment, I changed.
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