oday is the day I ve been working up to this moment all month long All year for that matte Today I sit with the jocks the most popular people at our school the highest of the Volleybal and Football Faction all together at one table Here goes The bell for lunch rings and I slowly pull myself out of my desk and drag my feet down the ha toward the cafeteria I can hear the blood pounding against the inside of my skull My fingers shake as I try to remember everything I ve learned what s truly important in making friends I sit down across from a Volleyball Girl Hey Maya what s up she asks smacking her neon pink chewing gum Hi Cristine can I sit here today I guess Thanks Carlos Sanchez stumbles in with his buddy Pablo singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight Badly He glances at me I freeze and force myself to smile even though I think I m going to be sick What s up Maya He rejoins the song then jumps back Holy crap Since when do you sit with us I try to stop my voice from shaking I ve sat with tons of people I point to the tables around the lunchroom The group seems impressed A football guy at the end of the table lear forward to see me Why I relax a little For fun Anyway I m moving to Georgia and WHAT YOU RE MOVING Carlos Sanchez shouts loud enough for the entire cafeteria to hear My dad got a job at a university there But you make our school look all smart and stuff And and now we re just gonna look dumb Carlos Sanchez will miss me too Am I dreaming Some of the boys get into an argument over who will miss me most No I want to sit next to Maya Too late I was here first I m floating honest to goodness floating My head has to be 50 feet above the earth 33 Which sentence shows that the narrator is not a popular student A I ve been working up to this moment all month long 8 Holy crap Since when do you sit with us But you make our school look all smart and stuff Some of the boys get into an argument over who will miss me most 34 What theme is explored in the excerpt A If you open up people will like you 8 Appearances can be deceiving Girls are capable of anything