I’ve known Ellen since first grade, and we became friends in fourth when we were on the same battle of the books team. However, we started to grow apart in eighth grade, as people usually do when growing up. We started hanging out less and less so I was surprised when she invited me to go watch a movie (I can’t remember which) with her, her mom, and her mom’s friend. My mom dropped me off at her house and then we drove to the movie theater. I was surprised (yet again) to find out that Ashley and Maya-two of Ellen’s friends- were meeting us at theater, normally I would have been fine with this since I wouldn’t have gone if I had known they were coming. Maya and I walked to school together and I know her quite well so I had no problem with her-
