ItmusthavebeenthemostterribleMondayforMaya.Everythingwasgoingwrong.First,shegotuplateandhadtogetreadyforschoolquickly.Butwhensheputonhershoes,shefoundthelaceswereinaknot.bequick,Maya.calledhermother.oryouwillmissthebus.
ican'tgetthisknotout.Mayacried.letmehelpyou.saidherbotherAbdul.Hegottheknotoutandsaidwithasmile.let'srun,ithinkwecanmakeit.
Butherproblemsweren'tover.sheforgottotakeherhomeworkandtheteacherwasunhappy.theteachergaveherextrahomeworktodo.onthewayhome,itstartdtorainandMayadroppedherbooksontotheroad.don'tworry.Abdulsaid.ifwetakethebookshomeanddrythem.theywillbeallright.Mayasaidnothingbutthanks
ThatnightMayafeltsadasshesatdowntodoherhomework.butwhenshelookedattheextrahomework,shesmiled.Theteacherhadwrittenatthetopofpage'writeashortpassageaboutwhatyoulikebestaboutoneofyourfriends.Mayastartedtowrite'mybestfriendismybrother,thebestthingaboutmybrotherisAbdul...”
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