Left Out

Sometimes, people get rejected or left out by others. This can make a person feel sad, angry, or upset to name a few emotions. Below is a situation in which Tommy, the main character, feels left out by his bigger and more athletic friends :

Tommy was in the ninth grade. He was finally in high school where he could be away from those annoying sixth graders. It was hard for him to believe that he was that annoying just three years ago...

The high school was much bigger than the middle school. It was so big that Tommy felt like he was lost most of the time. He did not feel like he felt in.

"Why does one school need four gyms?" Tommy asked himself often.

As per his normal schedule, Tommy was leaving the school at three in the afternoon. The school lets out at 2:40, but Tommy stays behind to get help on his math homework. As Tommy was walking past one of the gyms, he heard a faint beating sound. When he reached the gym doors, he took a look inside. He saw two of the older students, Adrian and Terri, playing basketball. Tommy was never great at sports, but he enjoyed playing them when he had the chance. Tommy threw down his backpack and walked over to his acquaintances.

"Hey, can I play?" Tommy asks brightly to the two seniors.

"Why would we let you play?" snorts Terri. "Basketball is only fun if your taller than five feet!" he jokes while Adrian laughs.

"Your just a stupid freshman." Adrian adds on.

Tommy, feeling upset and wanting to cry, runs from the gym and leaves his backpack behind.

Tommy, being the rejected person in this story, feels upset that he is left out. As seen in the beginning of the story, Tommy does not feel like he fits in at the school. He is constantly lost, but glad that he is away from younger students. But now, Tommy is the younger student that nobody likes. When he enters the gym, he gets quite excited at the thought of playing basketball. He was probably happy to think that he might finally fit in with the seniors.

Once he was rejected quite rudely by the seniors, Tommy became upset so much that he wanted to cry. He was so upset that when he ran from the gym, he forgot his backpack.

Remember to ALWAYS be nice to people. Their response is unknown, and it may be drastic. Even if a mean comment was only intended to be a joke, it probably will not come across that way.