One. Ugh. It’s Amber. Again. I scoot away as far as I can from her as she sits at my table, cafeteria lunch tray in hand. “Why does she have to sit with us? Why can’t she just go sit with her ‘other’ friends and helpers?” It’s the eighth grade, and I want to seem as cool as possible. I pull my backpack closer to myself, away from Amber. Special education girl. Two. Sometimes we see them...

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