My problems started after I went to a new school far from home. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.
I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends—but only friends. I never guessed my friendship with boys would become a problem. Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out（闲逛）（为了） get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose（选择）（奖励） for the best in math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn't include（包括）
Mr. Wang came to me and said. "Don't be sad. I know you're excellent! Maybe you're a little distant（远） from the girls in our class. They don't know much about you, so some of them didn't choose you. It doesn't matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time. "
