...Forced by Circumstances...Ever since we started getting free periods, I had begun spending my time in the library. I would sit there with a few of my new friends. Whenever Rizwan came over to talk to me, I would make up some excuse and quietly leave. Before long, more than half of my school day was spent in the library.Eventually, Rizwan grew irritated by my behavior and stopped trying to talk to me. To make things worse, Musk kept filling his ears against my new friends.Out of jealousy, I even made a few male friends. There was a time when