"Each Kindness" Quotes

I watched Chloe and the new girl, Maya, from my seat by the window. Maya had on a pretty blue dress and a red ribbon in her hair.

The next day, Maya was sitting on the steps, all alone. She was holding a small red and yellow ball.

I felt a tug in my chest. A feeling that I should do something. Say something.

Chloe said, “You’re not my friend.” And I didn’t say anything. I kept walking.

Every day, I watched her from the classroom window. Sitting on the steps alone.

I walked a little closer to her. Opened my mouth to say something. But I didn’t.

She never smiled. She never raised her hand in class. She never said thank you.

Chloe said, 'Maybe we can play together tomorrow.'

I looked back at her. But I didn’t smile back. I didn’t raise my hand. I didn’t say thank you.

The next day, Maya was gone. She had taken her seat in a new town.