I look at spiders and butter-flies. I watch caterpillars and moths. Sometimes I think I'm the only one who notices these things. But if it hadn't been for a crowded cafeteria, I wouldn't Have ever noticed Valeri. After all, I wasn't looking for new friends.
Valeri was a new student. She walked to class with her books huddled against her chest and her head down. He talked only when the teacher asked her a question. After a month at our school, she hadn't made any friend. At recess, she sat on a bench and read. If you asked who she was, you'd get a response like this, "She's in my PE class, I can't remenber her name."
One day at lunch, I had nowhere to sit. Most tables were full, my friends scattered among them. But Valeri sat alone, book in hand, I walked over to her.
"May I sit here?" I asked.
"Sure," she said.
The cafeteria was noisy, but silence hung between us. Valeri didn't seem to mind, but it drove me crazy. I searched my mind for things to say.
"So," I said, "is that a good book?" Valeri gave a small nod and went back to reading. "What's it
"Well, it's called Eragon, and it's
"That sounds cool." I said. I was
As I rushed out of the cafeteria, I called to Valeri, "See you later."
"Yeah," she said, "see you later." She sounded doubtful.
A couple days later, I spotted Valeri looking for a place to sit at lunch.
"Valeri, come here." I pointed to an empty chair.
She sat down and pulled out her book. Everyone was talking
"Oh, I don't know, probably nothing," Kelly sighed. "What are you doing?" She pointed to Valeri.
"Oh." Valeri put her book down. "I don't know. Maybe nothing."
The week flew by. Before I knew it. I was sitting in the auditorium, listening to a group of girls sing the latest pop songs at the talent show. I was bored out of my life, and I wanted it to end so I could read Eragon. I'd checked it out at the library, Then a shy girl walked on stage. I recongized her immediately. Valeri clutched a violin in one hand and a bow in the other.
She stared to play. The notes formed a soft, weet tune. Then it turned fast, then faster. The music stopped altogether before the tune retumed. Valeri ended the song with one hard, fast, loud note. The auditorium fell completely silent until we realized the music was finished. Still in a halftrance, we burst into applause. Valeri took a swift bow and walked off stage.
I smiled to myself. Valeri wasn't just a "quiet girl".She knew
相关单词：caterpillar
caterpillar解释：n.毛虫，蝴蝶的幼虫
caterpillar例句：
A butterfly is produced by
A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly.毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。
相关单词：caterpillars
caterpillars解释：n.毛虫( caterpillar的名词复数 )；履带
caterpillars例句：
Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. 毛虫能变成蝴蝶或蛾子。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：moths
moths解释：n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )
moths例句：
The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
相关单词：huddled
huddled解释：挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）
huddled例句：
We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
相关单词：recess
recess解释：n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）
recess例句：
The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
相关单词：scattered
scattered解释：adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
scattered例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
相关单词：agonizing
agonizing解释：adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)
agonizing例句：
I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死
相关单词：spotted
spotted解释：adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
spotted例句：
The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
相关单词：pointed
pointed解释：adj.尖的，直截了当的
pointed例句：
He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
相关单词：auditorium
auditorium解释：n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂
auditorium例句：
The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。
相关单词：tune
tune解释：n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
tune例句：
He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
