My eyes are bright, my hair has come loose from its ribbon, and Stella's scarf is waving around my neck. But that's not what I see when I look at the picture. I see three unlikely friends holding hands. And Ryan, Kenny, and Melanie are standing behind us, rapt. And in the sky above us, I see a miracle.

...I believe that once you find something you love, something that works, why keep looking for more? People always think there is something better around the corner. I decided a long time ago I'd stop wasting my time looking for something better and enjoy what I had.

The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.

So we stand there, part of a crowd a thousand people strong, beaming up at the sky with wonder. I knew with a sudden certainty that wherever I am in the future - up in my treehouse, alone in the school cafeteria, or trying to figure out what my teachers are talking about, a part of me will always be right here, right now, wish that giant eye in the sky shining down on me, telling me it's going to be alright.

After all, they'd be busy for a while, they were Candymakers now, and they had a whole lotta candy to make.

I had been in the ditch for 2 and a half min. I wondered if my friends missed me.

My arms flew up of thier own accord knoking my bag down. I grabbed hold of the desk to keep myself from falling down.