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**The Giant Jump**  Losing the grip of the handlebars, Carly was suddenly thankful that her mom made her wear her helmet as the bike jerked in the air.  Thinking back on it, she realized she was stupid when she decided to go on the Big Jump after her brother specifically told her to avoid going on it.  "Why did my friends encourage me to go on it?" Carly grumbled at her house several days later. "They knew I am not as good as them. Will they still be my friends even though I can't bike for six weeks? They better still be my friends, because life without both of them, Jill and Joe, would be horrible."  Several days later, Carly confidently got ready for school. Carly had received a get well card from her class, so they must still respect her.  When Carly arrived at school, she was shocked to be given the silent treatment! She was alone for days!  Four days later, two kids, Tom and Hayley, finally got the nerve to talk to Carly.  "So ... that was a nice try at the Big Jump," Tom said.  "It was," Hayley agreed.  I smiled, and soon after that they were good friends.  Several weeks later, when Carly was better, she tried the Big Jump again. She succeeded ! She felt better than ever before when she completed the jump.  Jill and Joe finally talked to her after that.  "Amazing," Jill yelled.  "Better than anyone ever before!" Joe shouted. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Carly was not flattered. "Why wouldn't you talk to me before?" I asked them. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> We were ... um ... --" Joe stammered.  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "--sick!" Jill exclaimed.   <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Why didn't you e-mail me?" Carly questioned on.   <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> "Because ... um...--" Jill stammered. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> "--We were grounded!" Joe shouted, saving her. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> "I don't care," Carly shouted, "I have better friends!"