Zoe: Hi, you're new, right? I saw you standing alone at lunch.
Noah: Yeah... I just moved here last week. I don't really know anyone yet.
Zoe: That must be hard. Have you ever moved to a new school before?
Noah: No, never. My old school, I knew everyone since kindergarten.
Zoe: Wow, that's a big change then. Why don't we sit together tomorrow? My friends are pretty nice.
Noah: Really? You don't have to do that just because I'm new.
Zoe: I want to. Everyone needs a friendly face on a hard day.
Noah: Thanks. Honestly, I was thinking about eating lunch in the library alone again.
Zoe: Don't do that! Come find me by the big tree near the gym.
Noah: Okay. What if your friends don't like me, though?
Zoe: Then they're not really my friends. But trust me, they will.
Noah: You're kind of persistent, you know that?
Zoe: My mom calls it "friendly and stubborn." I prefer "friendly."
Noah: Well, friendly and stubborn Zoe, I'll see you at the tree tomorrow.
Zoe: See you there, new kid.