"It's okay, I got it. It's not too heavy." He felt his heart race as he stuffed his panda into his bag and slung it back on, adjusting it a little on his shoulder so it wasn't too heavy. All the cool kids had shoulder bags and he wished he had one but his mom was worried about his back so he had to use the uncool rucksacks. So embarrassing!

"Do you want to go to the mall on Saturday?" He knew it was a longshot and they only hung out after school at most but he wanted to try. He liked the idea of having weekend plans, it had never happened before.