Personal Narrative: What People Think?

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what people think. After English was over so it was the longest period of my life I walk out to the hallway and for the most part I heard really good feedback this one girl named Arie came up to me and said I love volleyball so you think we could set a team up or something very similar to that I don't remember quite exactly what she said but I know that it was quite similar to that which was awesome that was just what I wanted to hear! Addyson walked out of the gym and she came up to me and she was like if you get a volleyball team for sure I will play o forgot how much fun volleyball was and much I actually like it! I responded with I knew you would you should judge something on to because people don't like it! You need to like what you like and not what other people like people like you go who you are and you can't change that! Addyson looked at me for a little bit and then she came out and said thank you for teaching me how to be myself!
I looked at her and I said I didn't make who you are you make yourself yourself and I just told you that you can't have Maddie control your life I knew that
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“ we are going to get a volleyball I made a survey and we got amazing results, people loved it in gym and I just can't wait I am so happy and I know that Cora is to I am so thankful that Mr. Ponland was willing to help us get a volleyball team and I really can't thank him enough!” I told Mom
“ that is wonderful Belle I am so proud of you and Cora I know you have worked so hard at getting a volleyball team and it is really happening. So how many girls said that they would go out, 10, 11, 7? What is the magic

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